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Chapter 19 - Jejunitis and Ileitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2020

By
Karel Geboes  and
Anne Jouret-Mourin
Edited by
Roger M. Feakins
Roger M. Feakins
Affiliation:
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Summary

Infectious diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract are caused by a vast array of viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitic organisms. Pathologists are often called upon to distinguish infectious enterocolitis from other inflammatory disorders and, when possible, identify the causative pathogen or group of pathogens. Thus, pathologists should be aware of the patterns of injury and morphologic features that suggest infectious enterocolitides and should be able to generate a reasonable but narrow differential diagnosis that guides clinical management. This chapter reviews the clinical, gross, and, microscopic features of common and emerging infectious diseases of the lower gastrointestinal tract and emphasizes the pathologic findings that aid the appropriate classification of these diseases in daily practice.

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viralbacterialfungalparasiticenterocolitisdiarrheahistologygrossmicroscopicpathology
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Non-Neoplastic Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract
A Practical Guide to Biopsy Diagnosis
 , pp. 287 - 309
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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