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Category:Enteritis, Fibrinous/Haemorrhagic (view source)
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==Pathology==
==Pathology==
* The mucosa eroded to produce lesions of darkish-red submucosa covered in dry, crumbly fibrin.
* The mucosa eroded to produce lesions of darkish-red submucosa covered in dry, crumbly fibrin.
* Is usually caused by severe damage due to secondary bacterial infection following an earlier milder insult.
* Is usually caused by severe damage due to secondary bacterial infection following an earlier milder insult.
* Tends to be more severe in the lower [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] and upper [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]].
* Tends to be more severe in the lower [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] and upper [[Large Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|large intestine]].
** Many severe infections tend to get worse further down the gut.
** Many severe infections tend to get worse further down the gut.
*** Catarrhal change may be seen in the upper [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] and fibrinous change in the lower [[Small Intestine - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]]s.
*** Catarrhal change may be seen in the upper [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]] and fibrinous change in the lower [[Small Intestine Overview - Anatomy & Physiology|small intestine]]s.
** In the lower aprt of the bowel, where the inflammation is more severe, disease is more anaerobic.
** In the lower aprt of the bowel, where the inflammation is more severe, disease is more anaerobic.
*** Lesions are caused by anaerobic organisms- convert mild diseases into more serious disease.
*** Lesions are caused by anaerobic organisms- convert mild diseases into more serious disease.
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