Ileitis, regional Health Dictionary

Ileitis, Regional: From 1 Different Sources


An outdated name for Crohn’s disease.
Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association

Ileitis

In?ammation of the ileum – the lower part of the small INTESTINE. It may be caused by CROHN’S DISEASE, typhoid fever (see ENTERIC FEVER), TUBERCULOSIS or the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica. Ileitis may also accompany ULCERATIVE COLITIS (see also INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD)).

Patients and their relatives can obtain help and guidance from the National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease.... ileitis

Regional Anaesthesia

See ANAESTHESIA – Local anaesthetics.... regional anaesthesia

Regional Ileitis

See ILEITIS.... regional ileitis

Enteritis, Regional

Another name for Crohn’s disease.... enteritis, regional

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

(CRPS, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, RSD, Sudek’s atrophy) neurological dysfunction in a limb following trauma, surgery, or disease, characterized by intense burning pain, swelling, stiffness, and sweaty shiny mottled skin. It is caused by overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system. The *ESR is often elevated, X-rays may reveal some patchy osteoporosis, and a bone scan usually demonstrates increased blood flow. Early treatment with splinting and physiotherapy are essential, in combination with *sympatholytic drugs, corticosteroids, and regional sympathetic blocks; *sympathectomy may be required in chronic cases.... complex regional pain syndrome

Regional Specialty

see catchment area.... regional specialty



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