Case 10.2

Basic labs: Unremarkable save for a low Vitamin D. This is repleted. Patient is started on prenatal vitamins as well

Flexible Sigmoidoscopy shows the following:

Mild erythema and loss of vascularity in the sigmoid and rectum
How would you score this finding?
Mayo 0 disease
This refers to normal or inactive colitis
Mayo 1 disease
This refers to mild friability, erythema, decrease in vascularity
Mayo 2 disease
This refers to friability, marked erythema, vascular patterns absent, erosions seen
Mayo 3 disease
This refers to ulcerations and spontaneous bleeding

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