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. 1986 May;27(5):578–580. doi: 10.1136/gut.27.5.578

Collagenous colitis--a relapsing and remitting disease.

K R Palmer, H Berry, P J Wheeler, C B Williams, P Fairclough, B C Morson, D B Silk
PMCID: PMC1433513  PMID: 3699568

Abstract

We report four cases of collagenous colitis. These show the variable course of the disease and emphasise the difficulties that this involves in assessing therapy.

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