Are Crohn's disease and enteritis the same disease?

Dr. Sydney Wilson
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2025-05-01 14:18:42
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Crohn's disease and enteritis are not the same disease, because strictly speaking small enteritis includes Crohn's disease, small enteritis is actually a general term, it is the inflammatory changes in the small intestinal mucosa. There are many causes of small enteritis, such as pathogenic microbial infection, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, tuberculosis, chlamydia, etc. In addition, immune disorders can also cause small enteritis. Crohn's disease is an immune disorder that occurs in the terminal ileum or part of the colon. Crohn's disease actually includes Crohn's disease. It also includes intestinal tuberculosis and bacterial infectious enteritis, including fungal infectious enteritis.