Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flashcards
what are the 2 main inflammatory bowel disease?
Crohn’s Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
(they overlap- intermediate colitis)
peri-anal disease is more suggestive of which inflammatory bowel disease?
Crohn’s
rectal bleeding is more suggestive of which inflammatory bowel disease?
UC
within crohn’s and UC what are the main possible defects with T cells?
- overactive effector T cells
2. absence of regulatory T cells
which inflammatory bowel disease if smoking protective against?
smoking protects against UC but aggravates Crohn’s disease
what are the 3 main disease extent patterns of UC?
proctitis
left0sided colitis
pancolitis
what is the disease extent pattern of proctitis?
doesn’t go any more proximally than sigmoid colon
what is the disease pattern of left sided colitis?
doesn’t go any more proximally than splenic flexure
what is the disease pattern of pancolitis?
extends over entire colon
how do you define severe ulcerative colitis?
>6 bloody stools in 1 day \+ 1 more out of: - fever (>37.8degrees) -tachycardia (>90/min) -anaemia (Hb below 10.5g/dl) - elevated ESR (above 30mm/hr)
when looking at a plain AXR of a patient with UC, where should the stool be absent?
in the areas of inflammed colon
in UC, what happens to the crypts of lieberkahn?
crypt distortion and abscess
both inflammatory bowel disease increase risk of colorectal cancer, but which inflammatory bowel disease increases risk the most?
UC
what are the extra-intestinal manifestations of UC within the mouth?
stomatitis
apthous ulcers
what are the extra-intestinal manifestations of UC within the eyes?
episcleritis
uveitis
what are the extra-intestinal manifestations of UC on the skin?
erythema nodosum
proderma gangrenosum
phlebitis
what are the extra-intestinal manifestation of UC in the joints?
spondylitis
sacrolitis
peripheral arthritis
what are the extra-intestinal manifestations of UC in the kidneys?
stones
hydronephrosis
fistulae
UTI
what are the extra-intestinal manifestations of UC in the biliary tract?
gallstones
sclerosing cholangitis
what are the extra-intestina lmanifestations of UC in the liver?
steatosis
what is the main problem within primary sclerosing cholangitis
fibrotic strictures within the biliary tree
what is the difference between crohn’s and UC in terms of the depth of wall they affect?
UC- mucosal inflammation
crohns- transmural inflammation
why can crohns lead to perianal disease?
recurrent abscess formation can lead to fistula with persistent leakage as well as damages sphincters
what will the symptoms of crohns be if the disease is within the small intestine?
peri-umbilical cramps
diarrhoea
weight loss
what will the symptoms of crohns be if the disease is within the colon?
lower abdomen cramps
bloody diarrhoea
weight loss
what will the symptoms of crohns be if the disease is within the mouth?
painful ulcers
swollen lips
angular chelitis