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'''Radiation colitis''' is inflammation of the [[colon]] due to radiation.
'''Radiation [[colitis]]''' is inflammation of the [[colon]] due to radiation. It is usually iatrogenic.


==General==
==General==
*Diagnosis should be supported by clinical history.
*[[Diagnosis]] should be supported by the clinical history.


Causes of colitides:
General DDx for a [[colitis]]:
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]].
*Idiopathic, e.g. [[inflammatory bowel disease]].
*Infection.  
*[[Infectious colitis|Infection]].  
*[[Ischemic colitis|Ischemia]].
*[[Ischemic colitis|Ischemia]].
*Radiation.
*Radiation.