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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2] Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.

Overview

The most common causes of proctitis include sexually transmitted diseases and food-borne bacterial infections. Other causes include sources of anorectal physical trauma from injury or chemical and toxin exposure.

Causes

Common Causes

• Amebiasis
• Anal infection
• Bacillary dysentery
• Bacterial infection
• Campylobacter species
• Chlamydia trachomatis
• Clostridium difficile
• Cytomegalovirus
• Entamoeba histolytica
• Giardia
• Herpes simplex
• Hiv
• Human papillomavirus
• Lymphogranuloma venereum
• Neisseria gonorrhoea
• Rectal infection
• Salmonella
• Shigella 
• Syphillis
• Trichomoniasis 
• Yersinia

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	Chronic mucosal ischemia, Ischemia, Obliterative endarteritis, Vasculitis
Chemical/Poisoning	Chemicals, Ginkgo biloba reaction, Physical agents, Toxins
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Anal warts
Drug Side Effect	Certain medications
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Anorectal trauma, Crohn's disease, Giardia, Gluten intolerance, Rectal infection, Rectal injury, Ulcerative colitis
Genetic	Treponema pallidum
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	Radiation therapy
Infectious Disease	Amebiasis, Anal infection, Bacillary dysentery, Bacterial infection, Campylobacter species, Chlamydia trachomatis, Clostridium difficile, Cytomegalovirus , Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia, Herpes simplex, Hiv, Human papillomavirus, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Neisseria gonorrhoea, Rectal infection, Salmonella, Shigella , Syphillis, Trichomoniasis , Yersinia
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Allergies, Behcet's disease, Gluten intolerance, Immunodeficiency disorders
Sexual	Herpes simplex, Hiv, Human papillomavirus, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Syphillis
Trauma	Anorectal trauma, Foreign object, Physical agents, Rectal injury
Urologic	Non-specific urethritis
Miscellaneous	Idiopathic

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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