61) A 26-year-old male presents with abdominal pain and bloody | Surgery videos & books

61) A 26-year-old male presents with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea. On examination, he has a low-grade fever and mildly tender abdomen. Lower endoscopy is performed which reveals edematous mucosa with contiguous involvement from the rectum to the left colon. Random biopsies are performed which reveals acute and chronic inflammation of the mucosa and submucosa with multiple crypt abscesses. There are no granulomas seen. What can you tell this patient about his condition?