Question

A 40-year-old patient presents with a 6-month history of intermittent diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Colonoscopy shows patchy transmural inflammation with skip lesions. Which disease is this most characteristic of?

Accepted Answer

Crohn's disease

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Ulcerative colitis

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Diverticulitis

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Coeliac disease

Practice question

A 40-year-old patient presents with a 6-month history of intermittent diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Colonoscopy shows patchy transmural inflammation with skip lesions. Which disease is this most characteristic of?