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This is incorrect. UC is associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis, which is an autoimmune condition causing inflammation of the bile ducts. Although gallstones can feature in UC, they are more commonly a feature of Crohn's disease.
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e
Gallstones
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This is incorrect. UC is associated with pseudopolyps on endoscopy. Cobblestone appearance on endoscopy is a feature of Crohn's disease.
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d
Cobblestone appearance on endoscopy
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This is incorrect. UC is associated with continuous disease. Skip lesions are a feature of Crohn's disease.
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c
Skip lesions
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This is correct. Ulcerative colitis is associated with crypt abscesses on histology, secondary to migration of neutrophils through the walls of glands.
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a
Crypt abscesses
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This is incorrect. UC is associated with inflammation that starts at the rectum and does not spread beyond the ileocaecal valve. Lesions that may occur anywhere along the GI tract are a feature of Crohn's disease.
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b
Lesions anywhere along the GI tract
Concept
Chapter
2693
3732
Ulcerative Colitis
Topic
136
Gastroenterology
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A 22 year old female presents to the GP to discuss the results of her recent colonoscopy. She has been having abdominal pains and diarrhoea with some blood. Her colonoscopy revealed a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis (UC).

Which of the following is a feature of this condition?
a