Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flashcards
(35 cards)
Define toxic megacolon
Transverse or right colon with diameter of > 6 cm
peak age onset UC and CD
15-30 years old
60-80 years old
male slightly > female
crohn’s
UC or CD:
increased risk with OCPs
crohn’s
UC or CD:
58% concordance in monozygotic twins, compared to the other, only 6%
crohn’s
UC or CD:
smoking, appendectomy protective
UC
UC or CD:
4% concordance in dizygotic twins, compared to the other, 0%
crohn’s
can present with Crohn’s like disease of small bowel
Glycogen storage disease type 1b
Diseases with genetic factors shared with IBD
SLE Asthma DM RA AS Psoriasis
Anti inflammtory cytokines responsible for oral tolerance
IL 10
TGF B
responsible for neutrophilic recruitment
TH17
Initiates TH1 cytokine pathway and is key cytokine in the pathogenesis of experimental models of mucosal inflammation
IL12
Possible infectious cause of IBD
Salmonella
Shigella
Campylobacter
Clostridium diff
UC or crohn’s:
involves the rectum and extends to colon in 40-50%
UC
UC or crohn’s:
skip lesions
CD
UC or crohn’s:
mild= mucosa resembles sandpaper
UC
UC or crohn’s:
Px with fulminant disease can resemble toxic megacolon
UC
UC or crohn’s:
process limited to mucosa and submucosa
UC
My distinguish UC from infectious or acute colitis
1) crypt architecture of the colon is distorted
2) (+) basal plasma cells and multiple basal lymphoid aggregates
Changes in patients with backwash ileitis
- villous atrophy and crypt regeneration
- inc neutro and mono inflame
- patchy cryptitis, crypt abscess
UC or crohn’s:
rectal sparing
crohn’s
UC or crohn’s:
transmural
CD
UC or crohn’s:
rarely may involve liver and pancreas
CD
UC or crohn’s:
pseudo polyps can form
both