Editing Enteritis (section)

{{Short description|Inflammation of the small intestine}}
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| image = Crohn's ileitis - biopsy, intermed. mag.1.jpg
| caption = Tissue of the [[ileum]] with inflammatory changes due to Crohn's disease
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| field = Internal medicine
| symptoms = Diarrhoea; fever; abdominal pain, abdominal bloating; nutrient deficiencies
| complications = Dehydration, headache, electrolyte imbalance; sepsis (infectious enteritis); tissue dysplasia, cancer; [[small intestine bacterial overgrowth]]
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| causes = Infectious; autoimmune; ischemic; radiation; toxic; [[idiopathic]]; other
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'''Enteritis''' is [[inflammation]] of the [[small intestine]]. It is most commonly caused by food or drink contaminated with [[pathogen]]ic microbes,<ref name=medline>Dugdale, David C., IIII, and George F Longretch [https://www.nlm.nih.gov/MEDLINEPLUS/ency/article/001149.htm "Enteritis"]. [[MedlinePlus]] Medical Encyclopedia, 18 October 2008. Accessed 24 August 2009.</ref> such as ''[[Serratia]]'', but may have other causes such as [[Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug|NSAIDs]], [[radiation therapy]] as well as [[Autoimmune disease|autoimmune conditions]] like [[coeliac disease]]. Symptoms may include abdominal pain, cramping, [[diarrhoea]], [[dehydration]], and [[fever]].<ref name=medline/> Related diseases of the [[gastrointestinal system|gastrointestinal (GI) system]] (including [[gastritis]], [[gastroenteritis]], [[colitis]], and [[enterocolitis]]) may involve inflammation of the stomach and large intestine.

[[Duodenitis]], jejunitis, and [[ileitis]] are subtypes of enteritis which are localised to a specific part of the small intestine. Inflammation of both the stomach and small intestine is referred to as [[gastroenteritis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lecturio.com/concepts/gastroenteritis/| title=Gastroenteritis
|website=The Lecturio Medical Concept Library |access-date= 23 July 2021}}</ref>