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.
Synonyms: Pseudomembranous Colitis, Antibiotic Associated Colitis, Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous, Colitis, Pseudomembranous, Pseudomembranous Enteritis, Clostridium Enterocolitis, Antibiotic-Associated Colitis, Pseudomembranous Enterocolitis, Colitis, Antibiotic-Associated, Enteritis, Pseudomembranous
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85; was ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1963-84 ,use ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS to search ENTEROCOLITIS, ACUTE 1966-84 ,coord IM with specific Clostridium species (IM)
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