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Colitis

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Contents

  • 1 Types
    • 1.1 Colitis
  • 2 Differential Diagnosis
    • 2.1 Colitis
  • 3 See Also
  • 4 References

Types

Colitis

  • Infectious colitis
  • Ischemic colitis
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • CMV colitis
  • Crohn's colitis
  • Toxic colitis (antineoplastic agents)
  • Pseudomembranous colitis
  • Fibrosing colonopathy (Cystic fibrosis)


Differential Diagnosis

Colitis

  • Viral gastroenteritis
  • Bacterial gastroenteritis
  • Campylobacter infections
  • Clostridium difficile colitis
  • Colon cancer
  • Crohn disease
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Mycobacterium Avium-Intracellulare
  • Toxic megacolon
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Ischemic bowel disease (e.g. mesenteric ischemia, strangulated hernia)
  • Pseudomembranous enterocolitis
  • Lymphoma
  • Ileocecal amebiasis
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Yersinia
  • Campylobacter


See Also

  • Abdominal pain

References

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  • Daniel Ostermayer
  • Dan Bot
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This page was last edited 09:29, 22 March 2026 by Dan Bot. Donate