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Ulcerative colitis vs. Crohn's disease
Content
Location
Transmural involvement
Symptoms
Granulomas
Does ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease increase my cancer risk?
Does surgery cure ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
What's the difference between ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
Which condition is more serious, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
Can you have both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease?
Do ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease lead to other conditions?
Can certain medicines cause or aggravate ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
Does ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease cause a high antinuclear antibody (ANA) level?
Is Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis considered a leukocytic condition?
Are ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease caused by a virus?
Does smoking cause ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
Location
Transmural involvement
Symptoms
Granulomas
Does ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease increase my cancer risk?
Does surgery cure ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
What's the difference between ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)?
Which condition is more serious, ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
Can you have both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease?
Do ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease lead to other conditions?
Can certain medicines cause or aggravate ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
Does ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease cause a high antinuclear antibody (ANA) level?
Is Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis considered a leukocytic condition?
Are ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease caused by a virus?
Does smoking cause ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease?
Granulomas
Ulcerative colitis. Granulomas are clusters of immune cells that form in response to chronic inflammation. They can be seen on biopsy samples. Granulomas are not a classic feature of ulcerative colitis.
Crohn's disease. Granulomas may sometimes be found on biopsy in Crohn's disease. They're considered a supportive finding for diagnosing Crohn's disease, but they're not always present.
