All are TRUE about the pathological changes in pseudomembranous enterocolitis, EXCEPT:
Correct Answer: Rectal sparing is not a feature
Description: PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS ENTEROCOLITIS:It is confined to the colonic mucosaIt appear as 1- to 2-mm whitish-yellow plaques initiallyThe whole colon is usually involved10% of patients have rectal sparingThe epithelium is eroded and necrotic in focal areas, with neutrophil infiltration of the mucosa Ref: Harrison, Edition-18, page-1092.
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