Artigo Revisado por pares

Colitis in the Elderly

1987; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/21548331.1987.11703254

ISSN

2377-1003

Autores

Lawrence J. Brandt,

Tópico(s)

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Resumo

Colitis encompasses a spectrum of disorders, each with its own natural history and therapy. In the elderly, the relative prevalence of these entities is markedly different than in younger patients, with infectious colitis the most common type, followed by antibiotic-associated disease and ischemic colitis. The last is rarely recurrent and half of the episodes resolve spontaneously.

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