This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pediatrics
Pseudopolyps are features of – 
Select and explain. 
A. Crohn's disease, B. Ulcerative colitis, C. Celiac sprue, D. Whipple's disease
B: Ulcerative colitis
Answer: B: Ulcerative colitis 
Explanation: Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease characterized by -


Inflammation involving only the mucosa and submucosa
Formation of pseudopolyps
Involvement is in a continuous fashion (absent of skip lesions which are characteristic of CD)


Ulcerative colitis involves the rectum and extends proximally in a retrograde fashion to involve the entire colon (pancolitis) in more severe cases.