DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE

Infectious diseases

     Salmonella

     Shigella

     Campylobacter

     Yersinia

     Hemorrhagic E. coli

     Tuberculosis

     Cytomegalovirus

     Clostridium difficile

Neoplasms

     Carcinoid tumors

     Metastatic carcinoma

     Familial polyposis

     Ileal carcinoma

Others

     Diverticulitis

     Collagenous or microscopic colitis

     Ischemic colitis

     Radiation enteritis

     Appendicitis

     Endometriosis

     Pelvic inflammatory disease

     Cathartic colon

     NSAID-induced ulcerations