collagenous colitis
MONDO:0000703Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names collagenous colitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A type of microscopic colitis of unknown etiology. It is characterized by the presence of collagen deposits in the lamina propria of the colonic mucosa. Patients present with chronic watery diarrhea. Colonoscopy reveals normal-appearing mucosa. The diagnosis is made with the microscopic examination of the colonic biopsy samples.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000703), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of