Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous

"Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D004761
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.410.222.310 C06.405.205.596.800 C06.405.469.363.800
Concept/Terms	Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis Enteritis, Pseudomembranous Enteritis, Pseudomembranous Pseudomembranous Enteritis Colitis, Pseudomembranous Colitis, Pseudomembranous Pseudomembranous Colitis Antibiotic-Associated Colitis Antibiotic-Associated Colitis Antibiotic Associated Colitis Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated Clostridium Enterocolitis Clostridium Enterocolitis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous".

Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections [C01.252.410]
Clostridium Infections [C01.252.410.222]
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous [C01.252.410.222.310]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Gastrointestinal Diseases [C06.405]
Gastroenteritis [C06.405.205]
Enterocolitis [C06.405.205.596]
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous [C06.405.205.596.800]
Intestinal Diseases [C06.405.469]
Enterocolitis [C06.405.469.363]
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous [C06.405.469.363.800]

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