Pathologic reports of terminal ileal ulcers are generally suggestive of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and intestinal tuberculosis.
1. Crohn’s disease: also known as segmental colitis, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestinal tract of unknown cause. It can develop in any part of the gastrointestinal tract, especially in the terminal ileum and the right half of the colon; abdominal pain, diarrhea and intestinal obstruction are the main symptoms.
2. Ulcerative colitis: it is a polygenic genetic disease. The exact etiology is not clear, autoimmune damage is the key to the disease, mental, infectious, allergic and other factors may also be the cause of morbidity. The main manifestation is chronic, non-specific inflammatory lesions of colorectal mucosa and submucosa.
3. Intestinal tuberculosis: it is a chronic specific infection caused by tubercle bacillus invading the intestinal tract, and intestinal tuberculosis occurs at the end of ileum and ileocaecum. Its pathological changes are mainly influenced by the body’s autoimmune ability, which can be divided into ulcerative, proliferative and mixed types.
If symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort occur, it is recommended that relevant examinations be conducted under the guidance of a doctor to confirm the diagnosis of the disease.