A micrograph demonstrating cryptitis, a microscopic correlate of colitis. H&E stain.
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Colitis is swelling or inflammation of the large intestine (colon).[1] 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.
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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...
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the two types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the other type being Crohn's disease. It is a long-term condition...
of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. Crohn's disease affects the small intestine...
Microscopic colitis refers to two related medical conditions which cause diarrhea: collagenous colitis and lymphocytic colitis. Both conditions are characterized...
Ischemic colitis (also spelled ischaemic colitis) is a medical condition in which inflammation and injury of the large intestine result from inadequate...
enema or other procedure. Chemical colitis can resemble ulcerative colitis, infectious colitis and pseudomembranous colitis endoscopically.[citation needed]...
Collagenous colitis is an inflammatory condition of the colon. Together with the related condition lymphocytic colitis, it is a subtype of microscopic colitis, which...
osmotic, or watery, diarrhea. Complications may include pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon, perforation of the colon, and sepsis. Clostridioides...
Lymphocytic colitis is a subtype of microscopic colitis, a condition characterized by chronic non-bloody watery diarrhea. No definite cause has been determined...
of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta $26 million (2016) Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada $48 million David Suzuki Foundation $16 million (2014)...
developed by Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It binds to integrin α4β7 (LPAM-1, lymphocyte Peyer's...
Segmental colitis associated with diverticulosis (SCAD) is a condition characterized by localized inflammation in the colon, which spares the rectum and...
research paper titled "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children" in The Lancet. The paper...
Cytomegalovirus colitis (CMV colitis) is an inflammation of the colon. The infection is spread by saliva, urine, respiratory droplets, sexual contact,...
ulcerative colitis involves first treating the acute symptoms of the disease, then maintaining remission. Ulcerative colitis is a form of colitis, a disease...
Checkpoint inhibitor induced colitis is an inflammatory condition affecting the colon (colitis), which is caused by cancer immunotherapy (checkpoint inhibitor...
disease, or in the colon if a person has ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis Enteritis—inflammation of the small intestine, which...
The following is a list of notable people diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. "'Shinzo Abe: Japan's PM resigns for health reasons". BBC News. 28 August...
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, for the treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, targeting both IL-12 and IL-23...
conditions that may present similarly include celiac disease, microscopic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, bile acid malabsorption, and colon cancer...
Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Career high/best bold List of people diagnosed with ulcerative colitis Benirschke...
research to induce colitis. Dextran polymer molecules with a molecular weight of 36–50 kDa are frequently used to this end. DSS-induced colitis is the most widely...
inflammatory bowel diseases (such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) and colon cancer. Ulcerative colitis can affect any part of the colon (and other...
and worsen symptoms of ulcerative colitis, animals exposed to just P. vulgatus showed no signs of ulcerative colitis unless exposure was daily, in which...
in the blood, but it may remain positive following treatment. Bacterial colitis can result in similar symptoms. Prevention of amoebiasis is by improved...
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