Differential diagnosis of colopathy induced by nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID-colopapthy) and ulcerative colitis

Abstract

The aim: to focus on a relatively new and little-studied pathology of the colon-NSAID-colopathy, to show the similarities and differences in the clinical and endoscopic picture with ulcerative colitis. Materials and methods: comparison, based on the data available in the literature and own observations, using methods of endoscopic diagnosis, pathology of the colon with a similar clinical picture. Results: on the basis of the obtained and systematized data, key differences were formed, formulated in the form of a table for a more visual and rapid perception of information and recommendations for the differential diagnosis of NSAID-colopathy and ulcerative colitis were given. Conclusion: understanding the specifics and differential diagnosis of inflammatory diseases of the colon improves the quality of therapy of these pathologies.