jejunoileitis


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Related to jejunoileitis: Crohn's disease
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Noun1.jejunoileitis - inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum of the small intestine
inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
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Ulcerative jejunoileitis typically indicates that lymphoma is imminent, although shallower ulcers are often linked to the use of NSAIDs, he said.
It is usually found in patients with refractory sprue, ulcerative jejunoileitis, and enteropathy-associated T cell lymphoma.