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== Background == |
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* A form of [[inflammatory bowel disease]] |
* A form of [[inflammatory bowel disease]] |
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== Differential Diagnosis == |
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* [[Crohn disease]] |
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* Infectious |
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** [[Amoebic dysentery]] |
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** Bacterial colitis, including [[Escherichia coli]] |
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** [[Clostridioides difficile]] |
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** Viral colitis |
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** Parasitic colitis |
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* Non-infectious |
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** [[Ischemic colitis]] |
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** [[Microscopic colitis]] |
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== Management == |
== Management == |
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Latest revision as of 13:29, 10 December 2021
Background
- A form of inflammatory bowel disease
Differential Diagnosis
- Crohn disease
- Infectious
- Amoebic dysentery
- Bacterial colitis, including Escherichia coli
- Clostridioides difficile
- Viral colitis
- Parasitic colitis
- Non-infectious
Management
- Preventative medicine
- Annual or biannual colonoscopies starting after 8 years of disease
