Ulcerative Colitis

Alternate Name:

Test:

Rectal biopsy (+), WCC (H), platelets (H), Hb (L.,hypochromic, microcytic), faecal blood (+), pro-thrombin time (H), ESR (H), S.potassium, S.albu­min (L)

Sign:

Dd:

Infectious colitis, irritable bowel syn., diverticulitis,amoebiasis, colonic infarct colonic tumour, Crohn's disease, ischaemic colitis, purgative abuse

Phys:

Unpredictably recurrent, inflammatory disease of colon causing diarrhoea