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Pathology Small and Large Intestines 2e1d583c

Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies are seen in?

A
Crohn's disease
B
Scleroderma
C
SLE
D
Sjogren's syndrome
High-Yield Explanation
ANSWER: (A) Crohn's diseaseREF: Harrison's Internal Medicine 17m edition chapter 289. Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseAnti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA), along with perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (pANCA), are among the two most useful and often discriminating markers for colitis. ASCA tends to recognize Crohn's disease more frequently, whereas pANCA tend to recognize ulcerative colitis

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