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Er diagnosed me with colitis. prescribed 2 antibiotics. said it showed on a ct scan. does this mean it's not ulcerative colitis? infectious?
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There: are various causes of colitis, infectious and ulcerative colitis being two of them. They can all look similar on a CT scan, but the clinical aspects generally differ. You must have had additional workup, they wouldn't have put you on antibiotics for ulcerative colitis. Follow up with you doc.
Answered 4/17/2016
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Infectous most commo: To differentiate you need colonoscopy and biopsy. Follow up with gastroenterologist
Answered 4/17/2016
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