Table 4.

Associated autoimmune or inflammatory diseases in 199 patients with lymphocytic colitis

Thyroid disorders	31 (16%)
Hypothyroidism	17
Hyperthyroidism	6
Goitre/thyroiditis	8
Coeliac disease	17 (9%)
Diabetes mellitus	10 (5%)
Psoriasis	8 (4%)
Polymyalgia rheumatica	7 (4%)
Asthma	7 (4%)
Rheumatoid arthritis	5 (3%)
Sarcoidosis	3 (2%)
Sjögren’s disease	3 (2%)
Vitiligo	3 (2%)
Alopecia areata	3 (2%)
Other*	11 (6%)

*Myositis (n = 2), iritis (n = 2), systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed connective tissue disease, undefined collagenosis, chronic active hepatitis, Raynaud’s phenomenon, multiple sclerosis, and Guillain-Barre syndrome.