collagenous colitis

collagenous colitis
a type of colitis characterized by deposits of collagenous material beneath the epithelium of the colon, with crampy abdominal pain and marked reduction in fluid and electrolyte absorption, leading to watery diarrhea; there is no mucosal ulceration. The etiology is unknown.

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