Colon Colitis

Is ulcerative colitis the same as colon colitis?

Ulcerative colitis associated enteritis: is ulcerative colitis always
confined to the colon?

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colon
whose etiology is unknown. Small bowel involvement in UC is
extraordinarily rare, and should make the clinician question the
diagnosis. However, we present a case of a 38-year-old man with
voluminous diarrhea following colectomy for well-documented UC; he was
found to have ulcerative enteritis with histologic features identical to
UC. Also, for the first time, we present an inclusive review of another
11 cases of UC associated enteritis (UCAE) reported in the literature,
and discuss the significance of the entity. We conclude that UC is
rarely accompanied by enteritis that is distinct from Crohn disease,
frequently presents shortly after colectomy, and usually is responsive
to traditional therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).