Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis Flashcards
What attacks older people more?
Ulcerative Colitis (and crohns more popular in younger)
What affects more females?
Crohns
What is more popular?
Ulcerative Colitis
What disease is linked to hygiene?
Crohns is helped by good hygiene
What disease is more likely to occur in a smoker
Crohns
What 2 features do the diseases have in common
- (Appendectomy increases risk of both)
- Breast milk from mother is protective
Shallow ulcer
Deep ulcer
Shallow= UC dEEP= Crohns
Which disease shows Transmural changes
Crohns
Which disease shows Mucosal Changes
Ulcerative Colitis
What type of inflammation do both disease have
Chronic Inflammation
Transmural Cells involved
Lamina Propria Cells involved
Transumural= Crohns
Lamina Propria- Ulcerative colitis
3 Issues both diseases cause
- Episcleritis
- Conjunctivitis
- Fatty liver
What is the correlation between kids with Crohns and OFG
40%
How do we treat OFG
Cinamon and Benzoate free diet