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'''Radiation colitis''' is inflammation of the [[colon]] due to radiation. | '''Radiation colitis''' is inflammation of the [[colon]] due to radiation. | ||
==General== | |||
*Diagnosis should be supported by clinical history. | |||
Cause of colitides: | |||
*IBD. | |||
*Infection. | |||
*Ischemia. | |||
*Radiation. | |||
==Gross== | |||
*Superficial bowel wall injury - shallow ulceration.<ref name=pmid9378391/> | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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*Submucosa edema with neutrophilic infiltrate. | *Submucosa edema with neutrophilic infiltrate. | ||
*+/-Fibrin thrombi. | *+/-Fibrin thrombi. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Ischemic colitis]]. | |||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]]. | |||
*Infectious colitis. | |||
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