Question

A 50-year-old man presents with chronic diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Colonoscopy shows continuous inflammation from the rectum proximally. Which feature best differentiates ulcerative colitis from Crohn's disease according to NICE guidelines?

Accepted Answer

Continuous colonic involvement

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Cobblestone mucosa

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Transmural inflammation

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Granulomas on biopsy

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Skip lesions

Practice question

A 50-year-old man presents with chronic diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Colonoscopy shows continuous inflammation from the rectum proximally. Which feature best differentiates ulcerative colitis from Crohn's disease according to NICE guidelines?