and with Jews). In regards to pathology, both diseases affect the GI tract. Similar signs and symptoms include: abdominal and/or rectal pain and cramping, bloody stools, fever and weight loss. Each disease has it’s own list of complications. The diagnosis of both include an abdominal ultrasound, MRI, CT, ASCA/ANCA, and calprotectin, lactoferrin, and polymorphonecular neutrophil elastase. The prognosis of both usually includes surgery. For treatments, both use the drugs immunosuppressants, biologic therapies, antibiotics, and steroids. The differences include: Ulcerative Colitis usually has a peak onset of 20 to 30 years with a secondary peak in the middle ages whereas Crohn’s disease has a peak age onset with teens and those in their twenties. With pathology, Ulcerative Colitis mainly affects the colon and rectum whereas Crohn’s disease mainly affects the ileum and colon. Signs and symptoms specified for Ulcerative Colitis are: possibly constipation and rectal spasm, arthritis, dermatological changes and ocular manifestations. Signs and symptoms of Crohn’s disease include: chronic diarrhea, anorexia, malnutrition, and delayed growth in adolescents. Complications of Ulcerative colitis include severe bleeding, toxic mega colon, toxic colitis, strictures, perforation, intolerance to immunosuppression, colonic strictures, dysplasia and carcinoma. Complications of Crohn’s disease includes malabsorption, malnutrition, abdominal fistulas and abscesses, intestinal obstruction, gallstones, bacterial overgrowth, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, thromboembolic complications, perianal disease and neoplasia. Crohn’s disease also uses clinical presentation (CDAI score) to diagnosis the patient. Drug treatment of Ulcerative colitis include adrenocorticosteroids, antidiarrheal. Surgery involves the colectomy. Drug treatment of Crohn’s
and with Jews). In regards to pathology, both diseases affect the GI tract. Similar signs and symptoms include: abdominal and/or rectal pain and cramping, bloody stools, fever and weight loss. Each disease has it’s own list of complications. The diagnosis of both include an abdominal ultrasound, MRI, CT, ASCA/ANCA, and calprotectin, lactoferrin, and polymorphonecular neutrophil elastase. The prognosis of both usually includes surgery. For treatments, both use the drugs immunosuppressants, biologic therapies, antibiotics, and steroids. The differences include: Ulcerative Colitis usually has a peak onset of 20 to 30 years with a secondary peak in the middle ages whereas Crohn’s disease has a peak age onset with teens and those in their twenties. With pathology, Ulcerative Colitis mainly affects the colon and rectum whereas Crohn’s disease mainly affects the ileum and colon. Signs and symptoms specified for Ulcerative Colitis are: possibly constipation and rectal spasm, arthritis, dermatological changes and ocular manifestations. Signs and symptoms of Crohn’s disease include: chronic diarrhea, anorexia, malnutrition, and delayed growth in adolescents. Complications of Ulcerative colitis include severe bleeding, toxic mega colon, toxic colitis, strictures, perforation, intolerance to immunosuppression, colonic strictures, dysplasia and carcinoma. Complications of Crohn’s disease includes malabsorption, malnutrition, abdominal fistulas and abscesses, intestinal obstruction, gallstones, bacterial overgrowth, kidney stones, urinary tract infections, thromboembolic complications, perianal disease and neoplasia. Crohn’s disease also uses clinical presentation (CDAI score) to diagnosis the patient. Drug treatment of Ulcerative colitis include adrenocorticosteroids, antidiarrheal. Surgery involves the colectomy. Drug treatment of Crohn’s
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