Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by relapsing and remitting mucosal inflammation confined to the large intestine Although it can develop at any age, it is most frequently diagnosed in late adolescence and early adulthood Pathophysiologically, abnormal immune responses and epithelial barrier dysfunction produce continuous, superficial inflammation and ulceration that begins in the rectum and extends proximally into the colon to variable degrees

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease characterized by relapsing and remitting mucosal inflammation confined to the large intestine Pathophysiologically, abnormal immune responses and epithelial barrier dysfunction produce continuous, superficial inflammation and ulceration that begins in the rectum and extends proximally into the colon to variable degrees Hallmark clinical features include persistent bloody diarrhea, passage of mucus, abdominal cramping, fecal urgency, and ...

Although it can develop at any age, it is most frequently diagnosed in late adolescence and early adulthood

Pathophysiologically, abnormal immune responses and epithelial barrier dysfunction produce continuous, superficial inflammation and ulceration that begins in the rectum and extends proximally into the colon to variable degrees Hallmark clinical features include persistent bloody diarrhea, passage of mucus, abdominal cramping, fecal urgency, and tenesmus