Is epstein-barr virus infection associated with the pathogenesis of microscopic colitis?

Microscopic colitis (MC) – a term including the two forms of the disease, i.e. collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis – is a major and emerging cause of chronic diarrhoea, particularly in elderly female patients. MC has a distinct clinical setting, without relevant endoscopic findings, but with a typical histologic al pattern [1,2]. Notably, some inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-like features may be observed in MC. Consequently, MC and IBD could represent similar diseases lying on the same spectrum of inflammatory gut disorders.
Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - Category: Virology Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research