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Descriptor English: Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Descriptor Spanish: Enterocolitis Seudomembranosa
Descriptor enterocolitis seudomembranosa
Entry term(s) colitis asociada al uso de antibióticos
colitis pseudomembranosa
colitis seudomembranosa
enteritis pseudomembranosa
enteritis seudomembranosa
enterocolitis por Clostridium
enterocolitis pseudomembranosa
Scope note: Inflamación aguda de la MUCOSA INTESTINAL que se caracteriza por la presencia de pseudomembranas o placas en el INTESTINO DELGADO (enteritis pseudomembranosa) y en el INTESTINO GRUESO (colitis pseudomembranosa). Suele asociarse al tratamiento con antibióticos y a la colonización por CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enterocolite Pseudomembranosa
Descriptor French: Entérocolite pseudomembraneuse
Entry term(s): Antibiotic Associated Colitis
Antibiotic-Associated Colitis
Clostridium Enterocolitis
Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated
Colitis, Pseudomembranous
Enteritis, Pseudomembranous
Pseudomembranous Colitis
Pseudomembranous Enteritis
Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.410.222.310
C06.405.205.596.800
C06.405.469.363.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004761
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.
Annotation: coord IM with specific Clostridium species (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 85; was ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1963-84
Online Note: use ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS to search ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1966-84
History Note: 85; was ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1963-84
DeCS ID: 22442
Unique ID: D004761
NLM Classification: WI 420
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - Preferred
Concept UI M0007479
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.
Preferred term Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Entry term(s) Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis
Enteritis, Pseudomembranous - Narrower
Concept UI M0443803
Preferred term Enteritis, Pseudomembranous
Entry term(s) Pseudomembranous Enteritis
Colitis, Pseudomembranous - Narrower
Concept UI M0443801
Preferred term Colitis, Pseudomembranous
Entry term(s) Pseudomembranous Colitis
Antibiotic-Associated Colitis - Narrower
Concept UI M0007480
Preferred term Antibiotic-Associated Colitis
Entry term(s) Antibiotic Associated Colitis
Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated
Clostridium Enterocolitis - Narrower
Concept UI M0443802
Preferred term Clostridium Enterocolitis



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