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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2009; 15(39): 4883-4885
Published online Oct 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.4883
Table 1 Other causes of multifocal small-bowel ulceration and stenosis
Ulcerative jejunoileitis with celiac disease or sprue-like intestinal disease
Lymphoma (especially mucosa only), including T-cell enteropathy and α-chain disease (Mediterranean type)
Crohn’s disease involving the small intestine
Infections (e.g. Campylobacter and Shigella)
Drug-induced type (especially with NSAIDs)
Zollinger–Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma) or other hypersecretory disorders
Traumatic injury (e.g. endoscopic or surgical treatment, seat-belt injury)
Ischemia related to vasculopathy (e.g. collagen vascular disease, coagulopathy, or inflammatory vasculitis)