In medicine, enteritis refers to inflammation of the small intestine. It is most commonly caused by the ingestion of substances contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms.[1] Symptoms include abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea, dehydration and fever.[1] See also inflammation of related organs of the gastrointestinal system: gastritis (stomach), gastroenteritis (stomach and small intestine), colitis (large intestine), and enterocolitis (large and small intestine). [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ a b Dugdale, David C., III, and George F Longstreth., such as Serratia "Enteritis". MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia, 18 October 2008. Accessed 24 August 2009.
| Inflammation | | | Acute | | | | Chronic | | | | Processes | | | | Specific types | | | CNS ( Encephalitis, Myelitis) · Meningitis ( Arachnoiditis) · PNS ( Neuritis) · eye ( Dacryoadenitis, Scleritis, Keratitis, Choroiditis, Retinitis, Chorioretinitis, Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis, Iritis, Uveitis) · ear ( Otitis, Labyrinthitis, Mastoiditis) | | | | | | | | | | | | mouth ( Stomatitis, Gingivitis, Gingivostomatitis, Glossitis, Tonsillitis, Sialadenitis/ Parotitis, Cheilitis, Pulpitis, Gnathitis) · tract ( Esophagitis, Gastritis, Gastroenteritis, Enteritis, Colitis, Enterocolitis, Duodenitis, Ileitis, Caecitis, Appendicitis, Proctitis) · accessory ( Hepatitis, Cholangitis, Cholecystitis, Pancreatitis) · Peritonitis | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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