FNS-Harmony

Last uploaded: November 2, 2023
Preferred Name

inflammatory diarrhea
Synonyms
Definitions

A gastrointestinal system infectious disease involving diarrhea that occurs when there is damage to the mucosal lining or brush border, which leads to a passive loss of protein-rich fluids, and a decreased ability to absorb these lost fluids. It can be caused by bacterial infections, viral infections, parasitic infections, or autoimmune problems such as inflammatory bowel diseases. It can also be caused by tuberculosis, colon cancer, and enteritis.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050132

definition

A gastrointestinal system infectious disease involving diarrhea that occurs when there is damage to the mucosal lining or brush border, which leads to a passive loss of protein-rich fluids, and a decreased ability to absorb these lost fluids. It can be caused by bacterial infections, viral infections, parasitic infections, or autoimmune problems such as inflammatory bowel diseases. It can also be caused by tuberculosis, colon cancer, and enteritis.

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label

inflammatory diarrhea

prefixIRI

DOID:0050132

prefLabel

inflammatory diarrhea

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_13250

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