Colitis: Causes & Reasons

Warning: Do not use in emergencies, if pregnant, if under 18, or as a substitute for a doctor’s advice or diagnosis. Learn more

Possible Causes for Colitis

Acute Gastroenteritis

Local rectal application of tacrolimus in distal colitis, pouchitis and perianal Crohn's disease has previously been reported to be both effective and safe. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Amebiasis, other invasive parasites Ischemic colitis Radiation colitis Neoplasia : Colon cancer, Lymphoma Addison's disease Bacterial toxins Disordered motility : Diabetic [kmle.co.kr]

Other microscopic colitis K52.89 Other specified noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis K52.9 Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified K55 Vascular disorders [icd10data.com]

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Similarities between IBS and lymphocytic colitis are more striking and less readily dismissed; as for IBS, well documented instances of progression of lymphocytic colitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bowel, Irritable Colon, Mucous Colitis, Mucous colitis, Irritable colon syndrome, Spastic colon, Adaptive colitis, Membranous colitis, Colon spasm, Functional bowel disease [fpnotebook.com]

Seventy-three ulcerative colitis patients in remission, 34 Crohn's disease patients in remission, and 66 healthy controls completed questionnaires on irritable bowel syndrome [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Colitis Cystica Profunda

Colitis cystica profunda is a rare intestinal lesion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The purpose of this case report is to highlight colitis cystica profunda and its clinical significance. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 20-year-old man had a 2-year history of ulcerative colitis with multiple exacerbations and failure of medical management. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Pseudomembranous Colitis

Differential Diagnosis Chemical / Iatrogenic Colitis E coli O157:H7 Colitis Ischemic colitis Chemical / Iatrogenic Colitis Antibiotic-associated Pseudomembranous Colitis Diffuse [surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu]

Various clinical parameters were compared between the pseudomembranous colitis group and non-pseudomembranous colitis group. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Enterohemorrhagic E coli Colitis Endoscopic pseudomembrane Pseudomembrane only microscopic Necrotic crypt epithelium erupts into lumen to form pseudomembrane Entire upper [surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu]

Clostridium Difficile

A history of C difficile colitis in the recent past (recurrent C difficile ) colitis was protective. [dx.doi.org]

Antibiotic-associated colitis is a gastrointestinal complication of antibiotic use commonly seen in hospitalised patients, with Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) colitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Further clinical improvement and the resolution of colitis was observed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Intestinal Infarction

Convert to ICD-10-CM : 557.9 converts approximately to: 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K55.9 Vascular disorder of intestine, unspecified Approximate Synonyms Ischemic colitis Vascular [icd9data.com]

Parotis pleomorph adenoma Celiac disease Colitis ulcerosa biopszia Colitis ulcerosa resecatum Crohn colitis Colitis ulcerosa Diverticulosis et polyposis sigmatis Diverticulum [semmelweis.hu]

Ischaemic colitis (colonic ischaemia). [patient.info]

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Type 1

[…] with ulcerative colitis than in other people. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Of the 66 subjects analyzed, 45 had Crohn's disease and 21 had ulcerative colitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

colitis 286 per 100 000 in the USA; Crohn's disease 319 per 100 000 in Canada). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis has several synonyms: Colitis gravis, idiopathic non-specific ulcerative colitis, chronic non-specific ulcerative colitis, and idiopathic proctocolitis. [symptoma.com]

About 20% of people with proctitis or left-sided colitis progressed to extensive colitis. [patient.info]

Infective colitis (chronic schistosomiasis, amoebiasis, tuberculosis ). Mild colitis may mimic irritable bowel syndrome. [patient.info]

Campylobacter Enteritis

colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis NOS ( K52.9 ) diarrhea NOS ( R19.7 ) enteritis NOS ( K52.9 ) gastroenteritis NOS [icd10data.com]

Campylobacter jejuni now is recognized as a common cause of diarrhea (8) and sometimes of colitis or ileitis resembling the chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (9, 10). [annals.org]

Campylobacter colitis. Brit. Med. J., 1: 857–859. PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 21. Willoughby, C. P., J. Piris, and S. C. Truelove. 1979. Campylobacter colitis. J. [link.springer.com]

Ischemic Bowel Disease

Ischemic colitis can be a consequence of carcinoma or diverticulitis. [symptoma.com]

What Is the Difference between Ischemic Colitis and Ulcerative Colitis? Ischemic colitis vs. ulcerative colitis. What is the difference? [doctorshealthpress.com]

Ischemic colitis treatment The severity of the ischemic colitis decides which treatment will used. [belmarrahealth.com]

Colonic Crohn Disease

colitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] cancer than patients with only ulcerative colitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A case of Crohn's colitis with mural bridging lesions is described. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cytomegalovirus

OBJECTIVES: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) often reactivates in ulcerative colitis (UC). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] immediately at the onset of symptoms of colitis (including diarrhoea, blood in stools, or abdominal pain) if patients on ipilimumab present with diarrhoea or colitis, investigate [gov.uk]

Colon nontumor Infectious colitis (specific microorganisms) Cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis Topic Completed: 1 November 2017 Revised: 9 January 2019, last major update November [pathologyoutlines.com]

Ulcerative Proctitis

Corticosteroid and 5-ASA enemas, which reach the splenic flexure of the colon, are recommended for patients with left-sided ulcerative colitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] descending colon or splenic flexure (left-sided colitis). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

All these cases are traditionally considered as one variant of chronic ulcerative colitis, so-called ulcerative proctitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Radiation Proctitis

The topical treatment of distal ulcerative colitis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1996;8:599–602. PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 2. [doi.org]

Convert to ICD-10-CM : 558.1 converts directly to: 2015/16 ICD-10-CM K52.0 Gastroenteritis and colitis due to radiation Approximate Synonyms Colitis due to radiation Enteritis [icd9data.com]

Radiation Colitis with active micro-hemorrhages It is recommended to analyze the video clip, because although we have had many cases of post radiation colitis. [gastrointestinalatlas.com]

Cytomegalovirus Colitis

We report a rare case of cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis followed by severe ischemic colitis in a non-immunocompromised patient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Colitis caused by CMV colitis should be considered in elderly people with diarrhea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed pan-colitis. His age and abdominal pains suggested ischemic colitis as the cause of his bloody diarrhea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Drug-Induced Diarrhea

Drug-induced lymphocytic colitis. Gut 1994; 35: 426–8 PubMed CrossRef Google Scholar 12. Duncan HD, Talbot IC, Silk DB. Collagenous colitis and cimetidine. [link.springer.com]

Clinical presentations • Mild diarrhoea to pseudomembranous colitis, characterized by a watery diarrhoea • Fever • Leucocytosis • presence of pseudomembranes on endoscopic [slideshare.net]

If they observe a specific type of inflammation called pseudomembranous colitis, Clostridium difficile –induced colitis is diagnosed. [msdmanuals.com]

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Colitis Colitis Colitis Pancreatic colitis × [jaoa.org]

The most common form of the syndrome (D+ HUS) occurs in healthy young children (>6 mo to <5 y of age) and is preceded by watery diarrhea that can evolve to hemorrhagic colitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 has become a global threat to public health, as a primary cause of a worldwide spread of hemorrhagic colitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Campylobacter Jejuni Infection

Ten patients had abnormal colonoscopic findings, including erythema (4), ulcers (4), colitis (1), and hemorrhage (1). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis NOS ( K52.9 ) diarrhea NOS ( R19.7 ) enteritis NOS ( K52.9 ) gastroenteritis NOS [icd10data.com]

感染症階層分類感染症疾患 [BR: jp08401 ] 細菌感染症イプシロンプロテオバクテリアによる感染症 H00321 カンピロバクター感染症 ICD-11 による疾患分類 [BR: jp08403 ] 01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases Gastroenteritis or colitis [genome.jp]

Amebiasis

Patients were stratified as right-sided colitis and proctosigmoiditis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Therefore, we often do not suspect such symptoms for colitis amebiasis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ileocecal Tuberculosis

colitis group”. [wjgnet.com]

Colonic Mycobacterium tuberculosis - tuberculous colitis. [medunigraz.at]

[…] and suspicious tuberculous colitis. [wjgnet.com]

Shigella Enteritis

unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Infectious colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis [icd10data.com]

Seite 122 - ML (1983) Hemorrhagic colitis associated with a rare Escherichia coli serotype. ‎ [books.google.de]

[…] protozoal intestinal diseases Intestinal trichomoniasis Sarcocystosis Sarcosporidiosis A07.9 Protozoal intestinal disease, unspecified Flagellate diarrhoea Protozoal: · colitis [apps.who.int]

Yersinia Enterocolitica Infection

Duodenal villous atrophy not responding to gluten withdrawal is common in association with collagenous colitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed in 7 patients, Crohn's disease in 2, and unspecific colitis in 11. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patients were followed for 4-14 years (1987). 36/160 readmitted patients had abdominal pain and 26 had diarrhea; chronic colitis was demonstrated in 4. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bacterial Dysentery

unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Infectious colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis [icd10data.com]

Bacillary colitis. Acute or chronic dysentery. Diphtheritic dysentery. Bloody flux. Colitis necroticans, ulcerosa or hemorrhagica. Institutional dysentery. [isradiology.org]

Advertisement Colon non tumor Infectious colitis (specific microorganisms) Shigella of colon Topic Completed: 1 January 2016 Revised: 10 January 2017, last major update January [pathologyoutlines.com]

Infection by Dientamoeba Fragilis

unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Infectious colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis [icd10data.com]

DF has also been implicated as a cause of colitis in adults. Allergic colitis with peripheral eosinophilia secondary to DF infection has also been described. [digitalnaturopath.com]

DF has also been implicated as a cause of colitis in adults. < DOWNLOAD FULL ARTICLE > [sydneycompounding.com]

Gastroenteritis due to Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7

A severe outbreak of Escherichia coli 0157:H7-associated hemorrhagic colitis in a nursing home. N. Engl. J. Med. 317 : 1496 – 1500. 13.. [asmscience.org]

Some patients report diarrhea as being “all blood and no stool,” which has given rise to the term hemorrhagic colitis. [merckmanuals.com]

[…] shiga like exotoxin causes hemorrhagic colitis (inflammation of the colon with bleeding) inflammation of the colon with bleeding where was the Shiga toxin acquired from Shigella [quizlet.com]

Shigella Boydii

unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Infectious colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis [icd10data.com]

Abstract Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a foodborne pathogen that causes watery diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The novel STEC O serogroup may be widespread in Japan and associated with diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

[…] toxins in the pathogenesis of NEC is unknown, clostridial toxins are well established as the causes of two other intestinal diseases (antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] diarrhea NOS ( R19.7 ) functional diarrhea ( K59.1 ) infectious gastroenteritis and colitis NOS ( A09 ) neonatal diarrhea (noninfective) ( P78.3 ) psychogenic diarrhea [icd10data.com]

[…] abdominal CT and blood and stool cultures and toxin tests Neutropenic enterocolitis must be distinguished from C. difficile –induced diarrhea, graft-vs-host disease, and colitis [merckmanuals.com]

Shigella Dysenteriae

unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Infectious colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis [icd10data.com]

The illness resembled fulminant ulcerative colitis and its infectious nature was difficult to establish because several fecal cultures failed to grow the pathogen. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

NOS ( K52.9 ) diarrhea NOS ( R19.7 ) enteritis NOS ( K52.9 ) gastroenteritis NOS ( K52.9 ) noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified ( K52.9 ) bacillary A03.9 [icd10data.com]

Isosporiasis

unspecified 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code Applicable To Infectious colitis NOS Infectious enteritis NOS Infectious gastroenteritis NOS Type 1 Excludes colitis [icd10data.com]

Blastocystis Isosporiasis Isosporiasis Isosporiasis associated with AIDS Isosporiasis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection Parasitic infection causing colitis [healthprovidersdata.com]

(acute) (catarrhal) (chronic) (noninfective) (hemorrhagic) K52.9 - see also Enteritis ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K52.9 Noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified [icd10data.com]

Viral Gastroenteritis

K52.81 Eosinophilic gastritis or gastroenteritis K52.82 Eosinophilic colitis K52.83 Microscopic colitis K52.831 Collagenous colitis K52.832 Lymphocytic colitis K52.838 Other [icd10data.com]

The most notorious STEC serotype is O157:H7, which is associated with hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rotavirus (dsRNA) Adenovirus (dsDNA) Norovirus (ssRNA+) Astrovirus (ssRNA+) Which virus causes viral colitis? [quizlet.com]