Enterocolitis
Enterocolitis (or “coloenteritis”) is an inflammation of the colon and small intestine.[1] However, most conditions are categorfized as one or the other of the following:
- Enteritis is the inflammation of the small intestine
- Colitis is inflammation of the large intestine, especially the colon
Types
Types
Specific types of enterocolitis include:
- necrotizing enterocolitis (most common in premature infants)
- autistic enterocolitis (a controversial entity of bowel disease in autistic children)
- pseudomembranous enterocolitis (also called “Pseudomembranous colitis“)
Causes
References
References
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