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