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califgranny
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CC
Good morning,Whats the difference between LC and CC? I have CC.Im doing good have not had D since put on Lialdia and Prednisone.And Im not eating dairy. Have a great day.
Hi CGranny,
The diagnostic marker of CC is thickened collagen bands in the lamina propria, (submucosal layer), usually at least 3 or 4 times the normal thickness.
The diagnostic marker of LC is increased lymphocytic infiltration in the mucosa of the colon, (though an elevated lymphocyte presence can often be found in other areas of the GI tract, when MC is present, if other areas are checked). An increased lymphocyte count is considered to be anything above the normal lymphocyte population, which is usually defined as less than 15 to 20 lymphocytes per high magnification area under the microscope.
When both markers are present in biopsy samples, many pathologists refer to the diagnosis as simply MC.
Currently, at least a dozen different types of microscopic colitis have been described, (with different diagnostic markers). For all of them, the clinical symptoms are the same, and the treatment is the same.
Tex
The diagnostic marker of CC is thickened collagen bands in the lamina propria, (submucosal layer), usually at least 3 or 4 times the normal thickness.
The diagnostic marker of LC is increased lymphocytic infiltration in the mucosa of the colon, (though an elevated lymphocyte presence can often be found in other areas of the GI tract, when MC is present, if other areas are checked). An increased lymphocyte count is considered to be anything above the normal lymphocyte population, which is usually defined as less than 15 to 20 lymphocytes per high magnification area under the microscope.
When both markers are present in biopsy samples, many pathologists refer to the diagnosis as simply MC.
Currently, at least a dozen different types of microscopic colitis have been described, (with different diagnostic markers). For all of them, the clinical symptoms are the same, and the treatment is the same.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.