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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 09:29, 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
