Clin Endosc.  2021 Jan;54(1):141-142. 10.5946/ce.2021.030.

Differential Diagnosis for Chronic Diarrhea: Are Multiple Random Biopsies with Colonoscopy Mandatory?

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  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea


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  • Fig. 1. Colonoscopic findings demonstrating a relatively normal colonic mucosa with some areas of decreased vascular pattern in the cecum (A), transverse colon (B), sigmoid colon (C), and rectum (D).

  • Fig. 2. Microscopic findings showing a thickened subepithelial collagen band (12 μm) with (A) hematoxylin and eosin stain, ×50 magnification, and (B) Masson’s Trichrome stain, ×100 magnification.


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