last updated 28-01-2023

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have a variable combination of chronic or recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms. The diseases fall into two main categories:

  • Crohn's disease can include patchy transmural inflammation and granuloma formation anywhere throughout the GI tract.
  • Ulcerative colitis is a diffuse mucosal inflammation and ulceration of the rectum. It can extend throughout the large bowel.
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Which section of the bowel wall is likely to be effected in both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease?

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