Difference between revisions of "Inflammatory bowel disease"

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*Rectal involvement.
*Rectal involvement.


===Words of caution===
====Words of caution====
The following may be UC:<ref>RK. 13 December 2010.</ref>
The following may be UC:<ref>RK. 13 December 2010.</ref>
*Cecal patch (cecal involvement without pancolitis).
*Cecal patch (cecal involvement without pancolitis).
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*Ileitis - esp. in the context of severe pancolitis.
*Ileitis - esp. in the context of severe pancolitis.
*Deep inflammation (in a fissure).
*Deep inflammation (in a fissure).
====A tabular comparison====
{| class="wikitable"
| '''Feature'''
| '''Crohn's disease'''
| '''Ulcerative colitis'''
|-
| Lesion distribution
| patchy
| diffuse
|-
| Strictures
| maybe
| no
|-
| Rectal involvement
| no
| yes
|-
|}


==Ulcerative colitis==
==Ulcerative colitis==
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