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Generalized colitis (mnemonic)

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A mnemonic to remember causes of generalised colitis is:

I³NR

Mnemonic

I:infectious colitis e.g. E. coli, cytomegalovirus~~CMV~~
I:inflammatory, e.g. pseudomembranous colitis, Crohn disease, ulcerative colitis
I:ischaemic colitis
N:neoplastic, e.g. lymphoma
R:radiation colitis

~~-<strong>I</strong>:<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/infectious-colitis">infectious colitis</a> e.g. <em>E. coli, </em>CMV</li>~~
+<strong>I</strong>:<strong> </strong><a href="/articles/infectious-colitis">infectious colitis</a> e.g. <em>E. coli, cytomegalovirus</em>
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