Thumbprinting

Case contributed by Omar Bashir
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Bloody diarrhea

Patient Data

Age: 45
Gender: Female
x-ray

There is mucosal edema of the descending colon depicted by characteristic "thumbprinting".

Case Discussion

Thumbprinting is a radiographic sign of bowel wall thickening. It is seen in a variety of conditions causing colitis

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