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| − | According to the [[Mayo Clinic]], '''proctitis''' is an "inflammation of the lining of the rectum... Sexually transmitted diseases are the most common cause, but other causes include inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, and non-sexually transmitted infections."<ref>http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/proctitis/DS00705</ref> | + | According to the [[Mayo Clinic]], '''proctitis''' is an "inflammation of the lining of the rectum... Sexually transmitted diseases are the most common cause, but other causes include inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, and non-sexually transmitted infections."<ref>http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/proctitis/DS00705</ref> According to the [[University of Maryland]] Medical Center, sexually transmitted disseases that cause proctitis include [[gonorrhea], [[herpes]], [[chlamydia]], [[lymphogranuloma venereum]], and [[amebiasis]].<ref>http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/001139.htm</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:30, October 6, 2007
According to the Mayo Clinic, proctitis is an "inflammation of the lining of the rectum... Sexually transmitted diseases are the most common cause, but other causes include inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis, and non-sexually transmitted infections."[1] According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, sexually transmitted disseases that cause proctitis include [[gonorrhea], herpes, chlamydia, lymphogranuloma venereum, and amebiasis.[2]