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Question 42 1.8 PES Ms. Davis, a 24-year-old female, presents to the gastroenterology clinic with complaints of chronic diarrhea. abdominal pain, and occasional rectal bleeding. She reports that her symptoms have been progressively worsening over the past few months. On physical examination, she appears mildly anemic but is otherwise stable. A colonoscopy is performed, revealing an inflamed, ulcerated, continuous lesion in the left descending colon, A biopsy of the lesion is obtained, and pathology evaluation reveals that the inflammation and ulceration are isolated to the mucosal layer of the colon Given these findings, what is the MOST likely pathology? Ulcerative colitis Q Ischemic Colitis Diverticulitis O Crohn's disease Previous Next