Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2008; 14(39): 6083-6086
Published online Oct 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6083
A unique case of collagenous colitis presenting as protein-losing enteropathy successfully treated with prednisolone
Soichi Sano, Keiko Yamagami, Ayako Tanaka, Minako Nishio, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Yuki Kubo, Takeshi Inoue, Wataru Ueda, Kiyotaka Okawa, Katsunobu Yoshioka
Soichi Sano, Keiko Yamagami, Ayako Tanaka, Minako Nishio, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Katsunobu Yoshioka, Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka 534-0021, Japan
Yuki Kubo, Takeshi Inoue, Department of Pathology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka 534-0021, Japan
Wataru Ueda, Kiyotaka Okawa, Department of Gastroen-terology, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka 534-0021, Japan
Author contributions: Sano S, Yamagami K, Tanaka A, Nishio M, Nakamura T and Yoshioka K were involved in treatment of this patient; Ueda W and Okawa K contributed to the gastroenterological examination; Kubo Y and Inoue T contributed to the pathological examination; and Sano S, Yamagami K and Yoshioka K wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Keiko Yamagami, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka City General Hospital, 2-13-22, Miyakojima-hon-dori, Miyakojima-ku, Osaka 534-0021, Japan. yamasanz@qb3.so-net.ne.jp
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Received: September 1, 2008
Revised: September 9, 2008
Accepted: September 16, 2008
Published online: October 21, 2008
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