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Table 151-2

Diseases That Mimic IBD

Infectious etiologies

Bacterial

Salmonella

Shigella

Toxigenic

Escherichia coli

Campylobacter

Yersinia

Clostridium difficile

Gonorrhea

Chlamydia trachomatis

Mycobacterial

Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium avium

Parasitic

Amebiasis

Isospora

Trichuris trichiura

Hookworm

Strongyloides

Viral

Cytomegalovirus

Herpes simplex

HIV

Fungal

Histoplasmosis

Candida

Aspergillus

Noninfectious etiologies

Inflammatory

Appendicitis

Diverticulitis

Diversion colitis

Collagenous/lymphocytic colitis

Ischemic colitis

Radiation colitis/enteritis

Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

Neutropenic colitis

Behçet's syndrome

Graft-versus-host disease

Neoplastic

Lymphoma

Metastatic

Carcinoma

Carcinoma of the ileum

Carcinoid

Familial polyposis

Drugs and Chemicals

NSAIDs

Phosphosoda

Cathartic colon

Gold

Oral contraceptives

Cocaine

Ipilimumab

Mycophenolate mofetil

Abbreviations: IBD, inflammatory bowel disease; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.