ulcerative colitis
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A chronic disease, characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood, that…
A chronic disease, characterized by abdominal pain and diarrhea mixed with blood, that results in inflammation and ulcers of the colon and rectum; one of the two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
- Submucosal thickening further contributes to luminal narrowing. Additionally, the lamina propria is thickened because of round-cell infiltration in both acute and chronic ulcerative colitides [7, 12].
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