title: [Differential diagnosis of colitis].
abstract: The differential diagnostic possibilities in colitic changes are presented. In addition, the specific objectives of major examination procedures in the differentiation of the underlying diseases are indicated. In this connection, mention is also made of the etiopathogenic factors-in those conditions in which they are known with certainty.
mesh_terms: D000562:Amebiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004403:Dysentery / Q000175:diagnosis; D004724:Endoscopy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis
vernacular_title: Differentialdiagnose der Colitis.