Question

A 28-year-old man presents with reports of diarrhea, fecal urgency, and weight loss. His stool is light-colored and malodorous, and it tends to float and be difficult to flush. He has also noted tender, red bumps on his shins and reports pain and stiffness in his elbows and knees. Sigmoidoscopy reveals discontinuous, granulomatous lesions; no blood is detected in his stool. Which diagnosis would his care team first suspect?

A. Crohn diseaseB. Ulcerative colitisC. DiverticulitisD. Colon cancer

Answer 1

Crohn disease.

Step-by-step explanation:

Some of the symptoms: diarrhea, fever, pain and cramps in the abdominal area, poor appetite, weight loss, pain around an*s.This disease is IBD, which means, it causes inflammation of the digestive tract. It is very painful and sometimes it results in complications that could be fatal. There is no cure for this disease, yet, but therapies and medicaments can help with symptoms and promise people a healthy life if they stick to the therapy and advice that they get from doctors.