%0 Journal Article
%T Cat scratch colon: An endoscopic finding suggesting collagenous colitis
%A K. Fasoulas
%A S. Terzoudis
%A G. Lazaraki
%A S. Atmatzidis
%J Annals of Gastroenterology
%D 2010
%I Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology
%X Collagenous colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon of unknown etiology. Diagnosis is considered in the presence of non-bloody, watery diarrhea and is confirmed by microscopic examination of samples taken during colonoscopy. ¡°Cat scratch¡± colon is a colonoscopic finding characterized by red mucosal scratches that can be found both in normal and pathological colon. We report the case of a woman who underwent colonoscopy for the investigation of profuse watery diarrhea. The endoscopic finding of ¡°cat scratch¡± colon, in association with the clinical symptoms, set the suspicion of collagenous colitis, which was histologically confirmed.
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