A 27 year old woman presents with chronic diarrhoea, abdominal pain and weight loss. Colonoscopy shows continuous mucosal inflammation from the rectum...

Question

A 27 year old woman presents with chronic diarrhoea, abdominal pain and weight loss. Colonoscopy shows continuous mucosal inflammation from the rectum to the sigmoid colon, and biopsies reveal mucosal ulceration limited to the superficial layers. Which diagnosis is most consistent with these findings?

Accepted Answer

Ulcerative colitis

Answer

Crohn disease

Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome

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Coeliac disease

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Microscopic colitis

au-racp MCQ (SBA): IBD distinguishing Crohn vs UC