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Colitis


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Definition

Inflammation of the large intestine (colon).

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Ulcerative Colitis

Large Intestine

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Overview, Causes, & Risk Factors

Colitis is an inflammation of the large intestine that is caused by many different disease processes, including acute and chronic infections, primary inflammatory disorders (ulcerative colitis, Crohn's colitis, lymphocytic and collagenous colitis), lack of blood flow (ischemic colitis), and history of radiation to the large bowel.

For more information about a specific type of colitis see:

pseudomembranous colitis
Crohn's disease (regional enteritis)
ulcerative colitis
ischemic colitis
irritable bowel syndrome
necrotizing enterocolitis
cryptosporidium enterocolitis
CMV colitis (a viral infection of the colon)

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Review Date : 5/22/2002
Reviewed By : Andrew J. Muir, M.D. M.H.S., Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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