proctitis
MONDO:0005538Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names proctitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
An inflammatory process affecting the anus. It is usually caused by sexually transmitted infectious agents and/or inflammatory bowel disease.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005538), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (2)
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: proctitis
- Also called
- anus inflammationinflammation of anusrectitis