Inflammatory Bowel Disease : week 4

Question 1

what are the two major forms?

Answer 1

UC and crohns

Question 2

what are the three additional forms of IBD?

Answer 2

microscopic ulcerative, microscopic lymphocytic and microscopic collagenous colitis

Question 3

do we know the cause of microscopic colitis?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

which IBD is associated with a variety of autoimmune disorders?

Answer 4

collagenous colitis

Question 5

collagenous colitis is also linked to ?

Answer 5

NSAIDS , simvistatin

Question 6

incidence of _____ ___ is increased with coeliac disease so this must be excluded in patients

Answer 6

collagenous colitis

Question 7

Collagenous colitis histology: The mucosa appears normal but with a thick band of ____- _____ next to the basement membrane with infiltration of____ ____ with _____ and___ cells .

Answer 7

The mucosa appears normal but with a thick band of subepithelial collagen next to the basement membrane with infiltration of lamina propria with lymphocytes and plasma cells .

Question 8

causes an increased intra epithelial lymphocyte level

Answer 8

lymphocytic colitis

Question 9

causes no thickening of the BM?

Answer 9

lymphocytic colitis

Question 10

which microscopic colitis is associated with high prevalence of antibiotic use?

Answer 10

lymphocytic colitis