Even though there are fairly numerous polymorphonuclear leukocytes, indicating that there is a relatively active acute inflammation, the glands immediately adjacent to the ulcer do not show significant loss of mucin. This finding is also characteristic of Crohn's disease. In ulcerative colitis, mucin loss and acute inflammatory cells parallel each other quite nicely. Lab manual questions 1. Deep ulcers that form fistula tracts with other loops of bowel.
Complications often improve or clear following resection of diseased bowel.
Conservative management is the rule.