A 25-year-old man presents with a 2-week history of bloody diarrhoea, urgency and tenesmus. Stool cultures are negative. Flexible sigmoidoscopy shows ...

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A 25-year-old man presents with a 2-week history of bloody diarrhoea, urgency and tenesmus. Stool cultures are negative. Flexible sigmoidoscopy shows continuous mucosal inflammation extending from the rectum. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Ulcerative colitis

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Crohn’s disease

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Infective colitis

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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Diverticulitis

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Ulcerative colitis

A 25-year-old man presents with a 2-week history of bloody diarrhoea, urgency and tenesmus. Stool cultures are negative. Flexible sigmoidoscopy shows continuous mucosal inflammation extending from the rectum. What is the most likely diagnosis?