Which of the following differentiates Crohn’s disease from ulcerative colitis?
A. Crohn’s disease has mainly mucosal involvement and it is transmural with ulcerative colitis.
B. Crohn’s disease affects the rectum and left colon whereas ulcerative colitis affects the distal ileum and right colon.
C. Crohn’s disease results in shallow ulcerations and ulcerative colitis presents with a cobblestone appearance of the mucosal lining.
D. The extent of involvement is contiguous and diffuse with ulcerative colitis and is noncontiguous and segmented with Crohn’s disease.
Answer:D
Which of the following differentiates Crohn’s disease from ulcerative colitis?
A. Crohn’s disease has mainly mucosal involvement and it is transmural with ulcerative colitis. B. Crohn’s disease affects the rectum and left colon whereas ulcerative colitis affects the distal ileum and right colon. C. Crohn’s disease results in shallow ulcerations and ulcerative colitis presents with a cobblestone appearance of the mucosal lining. D. The extent of involvement is contiguous and diffuse with ulcerative colitis and is noncontiguous and segmented with Crohn’s disease.