Dysentery
Dysentery
Definition
Acute inflammation of the intestine associated with infectious diarrhea of various etiologies, generally acquired by eating contaminated food containing toxins, biological derived from bacteria or other microorganisms. Dysentery is characterized initially by watery feces then by bloody mucoid stools. It is often associated with abdominal pain; fever; and dehydration.
Also known as diarrheal disease, infectious, dysenteric diarrhea, dysenteric diarrhoea, infectious diarrhea, infectious diarrheal disease, infectious diarrheal diseases, infectious diarrhoea, infective diarrhea, infective diarrhoea — per MONDO
Also identified as
- DOID 12384 per MONDO
- ICD9 009.2 per MONDO
- MESH D004403 per MONDO
- SCTID 111939009 per MONDO
- SCTID 19213003 per MONDO
- UMLS C0013369 per MONDO
Drugs indicated
| Drug | Relation | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ciprofloxacin | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |
| Scopolamine | may treat | MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work) |