Proctitis (cont.)
Medical Author:
Hardik C Soni, MD
Coauthor:
Eugene Hardin, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Coauthor:
Craig Wilder, MD
Medical Editor:
Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM
Medical Editor:
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
Medical Editor:
James Quinn, MD
IN THIS ARTICLEAuthors and EditorsCoauthor(s): Eugene Hardin, MD, FACEP, FAAEM, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science; Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Martin Luther King, Jr/Drew Medical Center; Craig Wilder, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Martin Luther King Jr/Charles Drew Medical Center. Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; James Quinn, MD, Director of Research Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine University of California at San Francisco Medical Center. Last Editorial Review: 10/16/2005 Next Page: Must Read Articles Related to Proctitis
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Proctitis is inflammation of the lining of the rectum, called the rectal mucosa.
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