Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous
Synonyms
Antibiotic Associated Colitis
Antibiotic-Associated Colitis
Clostridium Enterocolitis
Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated
Colitis, Pseudomembranous
Enteritis, Pseudomembranous
Pseudomembranous Colitis
Pseudomembranous Enteritis
Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis
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.