Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This case report discusses a 17 -year -old male who presented with constipation, severe abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and significant weight loss, all suggestive of ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). His father had previously been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) and renal cell carcinoma, indicating a possible hereditary predisposition to the condition. Blood and biochemical tests revealed anemia, hypoalbuminemia, transferrin, iron -binding capacity, and Vitamin D3, along with elevated Creactive protein (CRP). Stool studies showed increased inflammatory markers. Sigmoidoscopy with biopsies from the colon and rectum confirmed the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis. This report highlights the clinical presentation, hereditary factors, diagnostic approach, and therapeutic management of ulcerative colitis.
Authors: Kanwarpreet Singh Sandhu, Pahul Kaur Bawa, Rupinder Singh Bawa
Language: English
Topic: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4402577876