Question

A 35-year-old man presents with episodes of diarrhoea and crampy abdominal pain. Colonoscopy and biopsy show patchy transmural inflammation with skip lesions in the terminal ileum and ascending colon. Which diagnosis best fits these findings?

Accepted Answer

Crohn disease

Answer

Ulcerative colitis

Answer

Irritable bowel syndrome

Answer

Diverticular disease

Answer

Microscopic colitis

Practice question

A 35-year-old man presents with episodes of diarrhoea and crampy abdominal pain. Colonoscopy and biopsy show patchy transmural inflammation with skip lesions in the terminal ileum and ascending colon. Which diagnosis best fits these findings?