Test your knowledge – inflammatory bowel disease

Question 1

Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease can present in an identical manner, and biopsies may be necessary to distinguish the two conditions. Which of the following are more characteristic of Crohn’s disease than ulcerative colitis? a. small bowel involvement b. uniform involvement in the colon from rectum to caecum, and not involving the small bowel c. skip lesions of normal bowel between areas of inflammation d. noncaseating granulomas on biopsy e. positive antigliadin antibodies

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