LHSC – Module ONE Step #11

15/27What is your diagnosis?Crohn’s diseaseUlcerative colitisInflammation (sores, ulcers),
often patchy distribution,
can be located anywhere
in the digestive tract
from your mouth to anus.
Inflammation tends to be superficial,
meaning that it creates redness,
swelling and sores on the lining
of the colon and/or rectum
(large intestine).
The small bowel
is never involved.
Crohn’s disease is
a transmural disease,
meaning that it can affect
the entire thickness
of the intestinal wall.
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15/27What is your diagnosis?Crohn’s diseaseUlcerative colitisInflammation (sores, ulcers),
often patchy distribution,
can be located anywhere
in the digestive tract
from your mouth to anus.
Inflammation tends to be superficial,
meaning that it creates redness,
swelling and sores on the lining
of the colon and/or rectum
(large intestine).
The small bowel
is never involved.
Crohn’s disease is
a transmural disease,
meaning that it can affect
the entire thickness
of the intestinal wall.
Nextprevious