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Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Gastroenteritis > Enterocolitis > Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Intestinal Diseases > Enterocolitis > Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections > Clostridium Infections > Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous

Preferred term

Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous  

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Entry terms

  • Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis

Note

  • coord IM with specific Clostridium species (IM)

Scope note

  • An acute inflammation of the INTESTINAL MUCOSA that is characterized by the presence of pseudomembranes or plaques in the SMALL INTESTINE (pseudomembranous enteritis) and the LARGE INTESTINE (pseudomembranous colitis). It is commonly associated with antibiotic therapy and CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE colonization.

History note

  • 85; was ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1963-84

In other languages

  • pseudomembranoottinen suolitulehdus

    Finnish

  • colitis pseudomembranosa
  • enterocolitis pseudomembranosa
  • klostridikoliitti
  • pseudomembranoottinen enterokoliitti
  • pseudomembranoottinen klostridikoliitti
  • pseudomembranoottinen koliitti
  • valekalvollinen ohut- ja paksusuolen tulehdus
  • valekalvollinen paksusuolen tulehdus
  • Pseudomembranös enterokolit

    Swedish

  • Antibiotikaassocierad kolit
  • Antibiotikassocierad diarre
  • Colostrium enterokolit
  • Kolit, pseudomembranös
  • Pseudomembranös enterit
  • Pseudomembranös kolit

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D004761

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