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Am J Dis Child. 1989;143(9):998-1000.

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Sir.—To my knowledge, this instance of collagenous colitis in a 7-year-old boy is the first to be documented in a child. This condition is of unknown etiology and, in this case, appeared to respond to

Stained sections from a rectal biopsy specimen showing the normal surface epithelium, the deposition of collagen as a band beneath the basement membrane, and the sparse chronic inflammatory infiltrate within the lamina propria (hematoxylin-eosin, original magnification x 140 [left] and x320 [right]). sulfasalazine therapy. Since the original description by Lindstrom¹ in 1976 of the clinicopathologic syndrome that was labeled collagenous colitis, about 50 patients^2,3 with this condition have been described, all adults.

Patient Report.—A 7-year-old boy had complained of large-volume watery diarrhea for several months; there were up to 10 bowel movements per day. Fasting and/or milk abstinence failed to improve the diarrhea. The feces contained no mucus or blood, and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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