Ref: UC vs. Crohn's
- Presentation: UC,
Crohn's
- Gross pathology: UC,
Crohn's
- Histopathology: UC,
Crohn's
- Extraintestinals: UC,
Crohn's
- Complications: UC,
Crohn's
- Perianal dz.
- Abdominal pain (65%).
- Mass in abdomen.
- Rectum always involved.
- Moves continuous, proximally from rectum.
- Thin wall.
- Few strictures.
- Diffuse ulceration.
- Rectum may not be involved.
- Can occur anywhere along GIT.
- Not continuous: "skip lesions".
- Thick wall.
- Strictures common.
- Cobblestone appearance.
- No granulomas.
- Low inflammation.
- Deeper ulcers [hence named ulcerative].
- Pseduopolyps.
- Abcesses in crypts.
- Granulomas.
- More inflammation.
- Shallow ulcers.
- Fibrosis.
- Sclerosing cholangitis.
- Pyoderma gangrenosum.
- Erythema nodosum.
- Migratory polyarthritis.
- Gallstones.
- Toxic megacolon.
- Cancer.
- Strictures and fistulas are very rare.
- Fistulas.
- Stricture.
- Malabsorption.
- Perianal dz.
- Cancer.