Gastroenteritis

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In medicine, gastroenteritis is "inflammation of any segment of the gastrointestinal tract from esophagus to rectum. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, hypersensitivity, drug effects, and cancer."^[1]

Anatomic classification

• Esophagitis
• Gastritis
• Enteritis
  • Duodenitis
  • Illeitis
• Enterocolitis
• Colitis
• Proctocolitis
• Proctitis

Etiology/cause

• Infectious diarrheal disease (dysentery)
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Ischemic
• Radiation

References

1. ↑ Anonymous, (2009) Gastroenteritis (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.