"Colitis, Lymphocytic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A subtype of MICROSCOPIC COLITIS, characterized by chronic watery DIARRHEA of unknown origin, a normal COLONOSCOPY but abnormal histopathology on BIOPSY. Microscopic examination of biopsy samples taken from the COLON show infiltration of LYMPHOCYTES in the superficial EPITHELIUM and the underlying connective tissue (lamina propria).
MeSH Number(s)
C06.405.205.265.173.750
C06.405.469.158.188.173.750
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Colitis, Lymphocytic".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Colitis, Lymphocytic" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Colitis, Lymphocytic" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Colitis, Lymphocytic" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Response in Microscopic Colitis Based on Age at Diagnosis: A Multicenter Retrospective Study. Dig Dis Sci. 2022 07; 67(7):3108-3114.
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Association Between Collagenous and Lymphocytic Colitis and Risk of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019. Gastroenterology. 2021 06; 160(7):2585-2587.e3.
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Gastrointestinal Infection and Risk of Microscopic Colitis: A Nationwide Case-Control Study in Sweden. Gastroenterology. 2021 04; 160(5):1599-1607.e5.
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Effects of subspecialty signout and group consensus on the diagnosis of microscopic colitis. Virchows Arch. 2019 Nov; 475(5):573-578.
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A nationwide cohort study of the incidence of microscopic colitis in Sweden. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2019 06; 49(11):1395-1400.
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Lymphocytic colitis-like pattern of mucosal injury and the challenges in diagnosing cancer immunotherapy-related toxicity. Cancer. 2019 06 01; 125(11):1768-1770.
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Smoking is Associated with an Increased Risk of Microscopic Colitis: Results From Two Large Prospective Cohort Studies of US Women. J Crohns Colitis. 2018 Apr 27; 12(5):559-567.
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Lymphocytic colitis: pathologic predictors of response to therapy. Hum Pathol. 2018 08; 78:1-7.
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Histopathologic Features of Colitis Due to Immunotherapy With Anti-PD-1 Antibodies. Am J Surg Pathol. 2017 May; 41(5):643-654.
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Clinical characteristics and patterns and predictors of response to therapy in collagenous and lymphocytic colitis. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2015; 50(11):1382-8.