Question

A 40-year-old man presents with a 4-week history of bloody diarrhoea (6-8 times daily), urgency, and tenesmus. Flexible sigmoidoscopy reveals continuous, erythematous, friable mucosa extending from the rectum up to 20cm. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Ulcerative colitis

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Crohn's disease

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Ischaemic colitis

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Infectious colitis

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Diverticulitis

Practice question

A 40-year-old man presents with a 4-week history of bloody diarrhoea (6-8 times daily), urgency, and tenesmus. Flexible sigmoidoscopy reveals continuous, erythematous, friable mucosa extending from the rectum up to 20cm. What is the most likely diagnosis?