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Enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica

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Link to WHO Definition

Enteritis due to Yersinia enterocolitica – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1807415433

This refers to inflammation of the small intestine due to infection of bacteria, Yersinia enterocolitica, a pleomorphic gram-negative bacillus that belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. As a human pathogen, Yersinia enterocolitica is most frequently associated with acute diarrhoea, terminal ileitis, mesenteric lymphadenitis, and pseudoappendicitis.