A 35-year-old man presents with chronic diarrhoea, weight loss and perianal fistulae. Colonoscopy shows patchy ulceration and skip lesions affecting t...

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A 35-year-old man presents with chronic diarrhoea, weight loss and perianal fistulae. Colonoscopy shows patchy ulceration and skip lesions affecting the terminal ileum and colon. Histology is consistent with transmural inflammation. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Crohn's disease

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Ulcerative colitis

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Coeliac disease

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Microscopic colitis

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Infective colitis

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Crohn's disease

A 35-year-old man presents with chronic diarrhoea, weight loss and perianal fistulae. Colonoscopy shows patchy ulceration and skip lesions affecting the terminal ileum and colon. Histology is consistent with transmural inflammation. What is the most likely diagnosis?