Abstract
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the two major forms of chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease. They are relapsing inflammatory conditions of the gastrointestinal tract with characteristic extra-intestinal manifestations. Accurate diagnosis depends on integration of clinical, endoscopic, radiological and histopathological features. The two conditions cannot be accurately diagnosed in some patients if only colonic disease is present; such cases are termed ‘equivocal chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease’. This contribution discusses the pathology of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
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