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compare and contrast UC and CD.
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UC
bloody diarrhea continuous always has rectal involvement toxic megacolon, colorectal cancer risk increased extraintestinal: proderma gangrenosum, primary sclerosing cholangitis crypt abscesses and ulcers, no granulomas CD diarrhea may or may not be bloody skip lesions rectal sparing strictures, fistulas migratory polyarthritis, erythema nodosum, uveitis, anklylosing spondylitis non-caseating granulomas |
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possible etiology of UC vs. CD?
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UC- autoimmune
CD-disordered response to intestinal bacteria |
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Tx for UC vs. CD?
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UC- ASA preparations (sulfasalazine), infliximab, colectomy
CD-steroids, infliximab |
