A 25-year-old man has chronic bloody diarrhea, urgency, and left lower-quadrant cramping. Colonoscopy shows continuous inflammation from the rectum

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A 25-year-old man has chronic bloody diarrhea, urgency, and left lower-quadrant cramping. Colonoscopy shows continuous inflammation from the rectum to the sigmoid colon. Biopsy shows crypt abscesses. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

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Ulcerative colitis

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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Ischemic colitis

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Microscopic colitis

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Crohn disease

Inflammatory bowel disease flare — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 25-year-old man has chronic bloody diarrhea, urgency, and left lower-quadrant cramping. Colonoscopy shows continuous inflammation from the rectum to the sigmoid colon. Biopsy shows crypt abscesses. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?