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Colonscopy revealed severe active pancolitis.
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On the day after admission, the patient underwent colonoscopy (see Figure 1) which revealed severe active pancolitis (from rectal mucosa to all the colon), severe mucosal edema and erythema, multiple erosions, and rare ulcerations.
The histological examination shows a modest and diffuse ischemic injury involving the entire colon.
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A mild hyalinization of lamina propria, a loss of superficial epithelium and ghost of crypts, with dilation and congestion of mucosal capillaries, have been seen (see Figure 2).