COLLAGENOUS COLITIS IN A PATIENT WITH ADDISONS-DISEASE - A CASE-REPORT

Diarrhea is a non-specific symptom which may be associated with Addiso n's disease and several causes had been demonstrated in the aetiology. We describe a patient with Addison's disease who was suffering from c hronic diarrhea for three months. She was diagnosed as having collagen ous colitis and successfully treated with Sulphasalazine, 2 g/day. Col lagenous colitis is an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea and the asso ciation of collagenous colitis with Addison's disease has not previous ly been described. We think that collagenous colitis may play a sole i n the aetiology of diarrhea in patients with Addison's disease and the refore we suggest a full colonoscopic examination in other patients wi th Addison's disease and diarrhea to determine the incidence of collag enous colitis in the aetiology of diarrhea.