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Proctitis Alone
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| Result or Symptom |
Mild |
Moderate |
Severe |
Other Disease Alone |
Proctitis and Other Disease |
Normal Examination Findings |
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| Positive guaiac test result (n = 7) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 (one with fissures and diverticuli, one with diverticuli) |
1 (mild proctitis and diverticuli) |
1 |
| Bright red blood per rectum |
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| Once (n = 3) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 (diverticuli) |
0 |
0 |
| Intermittently (n = 16) |
3 |
1 |
0 |
3 (one with hemorrhoids, one with hemorrhoids and diverticuli, one with hemorrhoids and polyps) |
6 (one with mild proctitis and polyps; one with mild proctitis and diverticuli; one with mild proctitis and hemorrhoids; one with mild proctitis and fissures; one with mild proctitis, fissures, diverticuli, and hemorrhoids; and one with severe proctitis and diverticuli) |
3 |
