A 26-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of bloody diarrhoea, urgency and tenesmus. Colonoscopy shows continuous mucosal inflammation from th...

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A 26-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of bloody diarrhoea, urgency and tenesmus. Colonoscopy shows continuous mucosal inflammation from the rectum to the splenic flexure with superficial ulceration. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Ulcerative colitis

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Crohn disease

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Ischaemic colitis

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Infectious colitis

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Irritable bowel syndrome

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Ulcerative colitis

A 26-year-old man presents with a 3-month history of bloody diarrhoea, urgency and tenesmus. Colonoscopy shows continuous mucosal inflammation from the rectum to the splenic flexure with superficial ulceration. What is the most likely diagnosis?