Infectious colitis physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Salau, M.B.B.S., FMCPaed [2]
Overview
Physical examination of patients with Infectious colitis may be remarkable for abdominal tenderness, fever, and signs of dehydration, such as abnormal orthostatic vital signs, reduced skin turgor, slow capillary refill, and dry mucous membranes. Physical examination among patients with severe dehydration may be remarkable for altered mental status. Physical examination may also show pallor and findings suggestive of complications of the pathogen causing the infectious colitis (e.g. hemolytic uremic syndrome), such as skin pallor, petechiae, and bruises complicating E. coli enteritis.