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?
Extra info: Since ulcerative colitis is only a superficial ulcer involving only the mucosa, only a is correct.
