colitis
Sign in to saveColitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon). Colitis may be acute and self-limited or long-term. It broadly fits into the category of digestive diseases.
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- Colitis
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- A micrograph demonstrating cryptitis, a microscopic correlate of colitis. H&E stain.
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- Gastroenterology
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- Signs and symptoms
- Diagnosis
- Types
- Autoimmune
- Unknown
- Treatment-caused
- Vascular disease
- Infectious
- Unclassifiable colitides
- Treatment
- Microbiome modification
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Colitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon). Colitis may be acute and self-limited or long-term. It broadly fits into the category of digestive diseases.
In a medical context, the label colitis (without qualification) is used if: The cause of the inflammation in the colon is undetermined; for example, colitis may be applied to ''Crohn's disease'' at a time when the diagnosis is unknown, or The context is clear; for example, an individual with ulcerative colitis is talking about their disease with a physician who knows the diagnosis.