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What can cause mild ileitis in the terminal ilieum?

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Some causes include:: 1) Crohn's disease; 2) Yersinia enterocolitica infection; 3) excessive NSAID or aspirin use; 4) backwash ileitis, to name just a few.

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/11/2017

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