00:01 Let us now move on to inflammatory bowel disease. 00:03 Your main focus will be to compare and contrast Crohn´s disease and ulcerative colitis. 00:09 Crohn´s disease and ulcerative colitis together are known as your inflammatory bowel disease. 00:20 Often frequently, during adolescence but sometimes in the 50s and 60s. 00:25 Therefore there is a bimodal type of distribution. 00:28 Characterized by exacerbations or remissions. 00:31 We´ll start comparing and contrasting between the two so that you´re clear about which one is which. 00:37 Together, inflammatory bowel disease, more common seen in Jewish, Caucasian population and there is a positive family history.
The lecture Overview of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis by Carlo Raj, MD is from the course Small and Large Intestine Diseases.
A 20-year-old male patient presents with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea for a few months. He is Jewish and claims to have relatives who complain of similar findings. A colonoscopy revealed serpentine ulcers and skip lesions. What is the probable diagnosis?
In which type of population is inflammatory bowel disease MORE common?
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