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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.