VEDOLIZUMAB FOR REFRACTORY MICROSCOPIC COLITIS: A CASE SERIES

Microscopic colitis (MC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon that causes non-bloody, watery diarrhea occurs up to 15 times daily in the presence of normal-appearing mucosa in the colon. There are two main subtypes of MC based on histopathologic features, collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC)1. Treatment of each subtype is similar and should be determined by the severity of symptoms. Some patients suffer severe symptoms despite maximum dosage of budesonide, in these cases biologic therapies should be considered.

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