Misdiagnosis of Ulcerative colitis
| About misdiagnosis: When checking for a misdiagnosis of Ulcerative colitis or confirming a diagnosis of Ulcerative colitis, it is useful to consider what other medical conditions might be possible misdiagnoses or other alternative conditions relevant to diagnosis. These alternate diagnoses of Ulcerative colitis may already have been considered by your doctor or may need to be considered as possible alternative diagnoses or candidates for misdiagnosis of Ulcerative colitis. For a general overview of misdiagnosis issues for all diseases, see Overview of Misdiagnosis. |
Alternative diagnoses list for Ulcerative colitis: For a diagnosis of Ulcerative colitis, the following list of conditions have been mentioned in sources as possible alternative diagnoses to consider during the diagnostic process for Ulcerative colitis:
Ulcerative colitis as an alternative diagnosis: The other diseases for which Ulcerative colitis is listed as a possible alternative diagnosis in their lists include:
Discussion of diagnosis/misdiagnosis of Ulcerative colitis: Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the general name for diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines. Ulcerative colitis can be difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are similar to other intestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome and to another type of IBD called Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease differs from ulcerative colitis because it causes inflammation deeper within the intestinal wall. Crohn's disease usually occurs in the small intestine, but it can also occur in the mouth, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, large intestine, appendix, and anus. 1
Medical news summaries about misdiagnosis of Ulcerative colitis: The following medical news items are relevant to misdiagnosis of Ulcerative colitis:
- Man dies of colorectal cancer after misdiagnosis
- Misdiagnosis appeal reduces $2,66 million to $675,000
Misdiagnosis cases for Ulcerative colitis:
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Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Ulcerative Colitis: NIDDK
Last revision:
June 23, 2003
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