Fundamentals of Colitis : Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies

Fundamentals of Colitis covers the basic facts of several forms of colitis and the correlation between the clinical manifestations and the underlying pathological changes. This book is composed of eight chapters that specifically consider the infective forms of colitis, since these disorders can mimic other more serious disorders, both inflammatory and neoplastic. Each chapter discusses the clinical features, diagnosis, blood culture, antibodies, sigmoidoscopy, rectal biopsy, and treatment of specific form of colitis. The opening chapter focuses on colitis of infective origin, including Salmonella, Campylobacter, tuberculous, necrotizing, amoebic, and schistosome colitis. The remaining chapters examine colitis of non-infective origin, such as ulcerative, pseudomembranous, ischemic, radiation, carcinoma, and non-specific colitis, as well as Crohn's disease. This book is of value to doctors, clinicians, and researchers. Content: Other titles of interest , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Foreword , Page v Preface , Pages vii-viii Acknowledgements , Page ix Introduction , Pages 1-4 CHAPTER 1 - Colitis of Infective Origin , Pages 5-35 CHAPTER 2 - Ulcerative Colitis , Pages 36-72 CHAPTER 3 - Crohn's Disease , Pages 73-94 CHAPTER 4 - Pseudomembranous Colitis (PMC) , Pages 95-101 CHAPTER 5 - Ischaemic Colitis , Pages 102-116 CHAPTER 6 - Radiation Colitis , Pages 117-125 CHAPTER 7 - Carcinoma Colitis , Pages 126-128 CHAPTER 8 - Non-specific Colitis , Pages 129-130 Index , Pages 131-133 By S. J. M. Goulston And V. J. Mcgovern.