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*Ulcerative colitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucosa which is diffuse and primarily confined to the colon.
*Ulcerative colitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucosa which is diffuse and primarily confined to the colon.
*The disease can extend proximally in a continuous, circular and uniform manner.
*The disease can extend proximally in a continuous, circular and uniform manner.
===Pathogenesis===
The pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis includes:<ref name="pmid28420941">{{cite journal| author=Guan Q, Zhang J| title=Recent Advances: The Imbalance of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. | journal=Mediators Inflamm | year= 2017 | volume= 2017 | issue=  | pages= 4810258 | pmid=28420941 | doi=10.1155/2017/4810258 | pmc=5379128 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=28420941  }} </ref>
*Dysregulation of [[cytokine]] function


== References ==
== References ==

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Pathophysiology

  • Ulcerative colitis is characterized by inflammation of the mucosa which is diffuse and primarily confined to the colon.
  • The disease can extend proximally in a continuous, circular and uniform manner.

Pathogenesis

The pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis includes:[1]

References

  1. Guan Q, Zhang J (2017). "Recent Advances: The Imbalance of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease". Mediators Inflamm. 2017: 4810258. doi:10.1155/2017/4810258. PMC 5379128. PMID 28420941.

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