Noninfectious enteritis or ulcer of small intestine

Definition

Noninfectious enteritis and ulcer of small intestine is inflammation or tissue defect in the small intestine of non-infectious origin, usually due to medication including chemotherapy or radiation therapy side effects; or allergic or systemic disorders. Its severity may vary from mild and inconvenient to severe and life-threatening.

Exclusions

• Crohn disease of small intestine
• Functional diarrhoea
• Noninfectious neonatal diarrhoea

Inclusions

• Noninfectious small intestinal inflammation, erosion, ulcer or ulcer scar

Subcategories (4)