Proctocolitis

Disease class: Colitis

Disease class: Sigmoid diseases

Proctocolitis refers to inflammation spanning from the anus and rectum (proctitis) up a segment of colon (colitis).

 

Causes

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Particularly ulcerative colitis
• Sexually transmitted infections

 

Related concepts

• Rectosigmoiditis: inflammation of the rectum, and sigmoid colon
• Proctosigmoiditis: inflammation of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon
• Distal colitis: inflammation of the entire distal colon up to the splenic flexure (the junction between descending colon and transverse colon)
• Hemicolitis: inflammation of the entire distal colon including half of the transverse colon
• Extensive colitis: inflammation of the entire distal colon up to the hepatic flexure (the junction between transverse colon and ascending colon)
• Pancolitis: inflammation of the entire colon

 

Management

• Treat underlying causes (see above)
• See colitis