Crohn's Vignette Flashcards
Section of GI Tract involved
Crohn’s - Ileum & Colon (may affect entire GI tract discontinuously)
UC - Colon & Rectum
Continuity of lesions
Crohn’s - Discontinuous
UC - Continuous
Tobacco Use
Crohn’s - Risk Factor
UC - Protective
Depth of Inflammation
Crohn’s - Transmural
UC - Mucosal
Hematochezia
Crohn’s - Rare
UC - Common
Perianal disease?
Crohn’s - Common
UC - Uncommon
Strictures & Fistulas?
Crohn’s - Common
UC - Uncommon
Extra-GI Manifestations
Infections of eyes - Iritis, epislceritis
Infections of lungs and heart - pleuritis, myocarditis
Pancreatitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis (chronic inflammatory arthritis)
Sacroileitis
Erythema Nodosum - inflammation of subcutaneous fat (usually on shins)
Pyoderma gangrenosum (chronic ulcers on the legs)