Clostridium difficile Colitis

Preferred Label : Clostridium difficile Colitis;

NCIt synonyms : C Difficile Colitis;

NCIt related terms : C. diff Colitis;

NCIt definition : A bacterial infection of the colon secondary to infection with Clostridium difficile bacteria. This infection generally results from the loss of normal gut flora secondary to recent antibiotic use, and manifests as copious watery stools, with associated abdominal pain and myalgia. C. difficile is the most common cause of pseudomembranous colitis, and can progress to toxic megacolon if left untreated.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: An infection of the large intestine by the bacterium Clostridium difficile.;

Details

Origin ID

C35286;

UMLS CUI

C0238106;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- C.difficile colitis [MedDRA LLT]
- COLITIS PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS [WHO-ART Preferred Term]
- Clostridium difficile colitis [DO Concept]
- Clostridium difficile colitis [HPO term]
- Clostridium difficile colitis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Clostridium difficile colitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Colitis pseudomembranous [MedDRA LLT]
- Enterocolitis due to Clostridium difficile [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- Intestinal infections due to Clostridioides difficile [ICD-11 Category]
- Pseudomembranous colitis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Pseudomembranous colitis [ICD-11 More detail]
- Pseudomembranous colitis [PASCAL descriptor]
- clostridium difficile colitis [Radlex concept]
- colitis, pseudomembranous [MeSH concept]
- enterocolitis, pseudomembranous [MeSH Descriptor]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Digestive System [NCIt concept]
- Intestine [NCIt concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- pseudomembranous enterocolitis [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- C.difficile colitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Clostridioides difficile colitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Clostridioides enterocolitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Clostridium difficile colitis [DO Concept]
- Clostridium difficile colitis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Clostridium difficile colitis [HPO term]
- Clostridium difficile colitis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Clostridium difficile infection [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Infection caused by Clostridioides difficile (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Infection with Clostridioides difficile [LOINC component]
- Intestinal infections due to Clostridioides difficile [ICD-11 Category]
- c. diff infections [MedlinePlus Topic]
- clostridium difficile colitis [Radlex concept]
- clostridium difficile infection [Disease (Nov.)]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Clostridium difficile infection [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Infection caused by Clostridioides difficile (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Infection with Clostridioides difficile [LOINC component]
- c. diff infections [MedlinePlus Topic]
- clostridium difficile infection [Disease (Nov.)]
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- CPTAC Causes of Death Codelist [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Adverse Events Terminology Mapped to MedDRA [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Digestive System [NCIt concept]

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