When comparing Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, which of the following is TRUE?
A. the cause of Crohn’s disease is known, whereas the cause of ulcerative coitis isnt known.
B. Ulcreative colitis is remitting, whereas Crohns disease is constant.
C.Patints with both conditions benefit equally well from surgery.
D. Crohns disease can be found anywhere in the digestive tract whereas ulcraive colitis is generally found in the colon and rectum.
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Differentiating Crohn’s Disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
Small bowel is involved in 80% of cases.(CD)
Disease is confined to the colon.(UC)
Rectosigmoid is often spared; colonic involvement is usually right-sided.(CD)
Rectosigmoid is invariably involved; colonic involvement is usually left-sided.(UC)
Gross rectal bleeding is rare, except in 75 to 85% of cases of Crohn’s colitis.(CD)
Gross rectal bleeding is always present.(UC)
Fistula, mass, and abscess development is common.(CD)
Fistulas do not occur.(UC)
Perianal lesions are significant in 25 to 35% of cases.(CD)
Significant perianal lesions never occur.(UC)
On x-ray, bowel wall is affected asymmetrically and segmentally, with "skip areas" between diseased segments. (CD)
Bowel wall is affected symmetrically and uninterruptedly from rectum proximally.(UC)
Endoscopic appearance is patchy, with discrete ulcerations separated by segments of normal-appearing mucosa.(CD)
Inflammation is uniform and diffuse.(UC)
Microscopic inflammation and fissuring extend transmurally; lesions are often highly focal in distribution.(CD)
Inflammation is confined to mucosa except in severe cases. (UC)
Epithelioid (sarcoid-like) granulomas are detected in bowel wall or lymph nodes in 25 to 50% of cases (pathognomonic). (CD)
Typical epithelioid granulomas do not occur.(UC)
A-While the exact cause of Crohn’s disease is unknown, the condition is linked to a problem with the body’s immune system response. The cause is of ulcerative colitis is unknown.
B- There is no cure for Crohn’s disease.Ulcerative colitis may be inactive and then get worse over a period of years. Sometimes ulcerative colitis can be a fulminant (quickly progressing) disease. A permanent and complete cure is unusual.
C-According to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, two-thirds to three-quarters of patients with Crohn’s disease will need bowel surgery at some time. However, unlike ulcerative colitis, surgically removing the diseased portion of the intestine does not cure the condition.
D-True. (Crohn’s disease is found in small intestines and ulcerative colitis is found in colon.
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as a female crohn’s pt. for many yrs., the answer is D.
for more information, go to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s site. They have info ranging from how IBD is dxed, diet, women’s issues, surgery, coping skills, to locating a local support chapter near you. They have a live chat & a hotline that is run by healthcare professionals during the week and a forum where pts. and their family can post questions to others in the same situation.
CCFA has a camp just for kids under age 18 called Camp Oasis as well as a walk-a-thon throughout the USA to raise awareness and much needed $$$ for research and to find a cure.
D……….and Crohn’s disease sure can be found in the colon and/or rectum in some cases.
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The answer IS:
D. Crohn’s disease can be found anywhere in the digestive tract, whereas ulcerative colitis is generally found in teh colon and rectum.