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Enterocolitis

Enterocolitis (or "coloenteritis") is an inflammation of both the small and large intestine. However, most conditions are categorized as one or the other of the following:

Enteritis is the inflammation of the small intestine.
Colitis is inflammation of the large intestine, especially the colon.

Associated ICD-10 codes: A04.7, K51.0.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterocolitis

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