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“Diagnosis rates of MC seems to be improving recently, but misdiagnosis has been so common in the past that an old joke on microscopic colitis Internet discussion forms goes something like this: "What is the difference between MC and IBS?" The answer, of course, is, "Biopsies.”

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Microscopic Colitis: Revised Edition

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