Lymphocytic colitis

Description

Lymphocytic colitis is an intestinal inflammatory disorder characterised by increased intraepithelial lymphocytes and manifesting as chronic watery diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nausea, incontinence and faecal urgency. Together with collagenous colitis it makes up a group known as microscopic colitis.

Index terms

Lymphocytic colitis

Exclusions from above levels

http://id.who.int/icd/entity/588616678 – Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
http://id.who.int/icd/entity/598093212 – Inflammatory bowel diseases
01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases

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02 – Neoplasms
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

DB33.10 – Collagenous colitis
DB33.1Y – Other specified microscopic colitis
DB33.1Z – Microscopic colitis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Lymphocytic colitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1629251056

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DB33.1: Microscopic colitis › DB33: Certain noninfectious colitis or proctitis › 13: Diseases of the digestive system