Svensk definition
Akut inflammation i tunntarmens och tjocktarmens slemhinnor med åtföljande pseudomembranös plackbildning ovanpå ytliga sår. Tillståndet hänger ofta samman med antibiotikaterapi och implicerar Clostridium difficile.
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Pseudomembranös enterokolit
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Kolit, pseudomembranös — Pseudomembranös kolit — Antibiotikassocierad diarre — Pseudomembranös enterit — Antibiotikaassocierad kolit — Colostrium enterokolit
Engelska synonymer
Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis — Enteritis, Pseudomembranous — Pseudomembranous Enteritis — Colitis, Pseudomembranous — Pseudomembranous Colitis — Antibiotic-Associated Colitis — Antibiotic Associated Colitis — Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated — Clostridium Enterocolitis