Colitis, Ulcerative
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Monday, November 23, 2009

[Extraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease]

17 Oct 2009 Extraintestinal manifestations are relatively common in chronic inflammatory bowel disease and affect joints, skin, eyes and bile ducts. The most frequent rheumatologic manifestations are peripheral arthritis and axial arthropathies. Erythema ... Read more...

Blood transfusion for the treatment of acute anaemia in inflammatory bowel disease and other digestive diseases.

5 Oct 2009 Allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) is frequently used as the first therapeutic option for the treatment of acute anaemia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially when it developed due to gastrointestinal or perioperative blood ... Read more...

Balsalazide: a novel 5-aminosalicylate prodrug for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: 5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA) agents are the mainstay of oral therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC). Balsalazide, a prodrug of 5-ASA, has recently been approved for the treatment of UC. OBJECTIVE: To summarize current data on balsalazide and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Colitis, Ulcerative'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Extraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease] 17 Oct 2009
• Blood transfusion for the treatment of acute anaemia in inflammatory bowel disease and other digestive diseases. 5 Oct 2009
• Balsalazide: a novel 5-aminosalicylate prodrug for the treatment of active ulcerative colitis. 29 Sep 2009
• Case of fulminant colitis after docetaxel therapy for breast carcinoma in a patient with underlying ulcerative colitis. 29 Sep 2009
• [TNF-alpha blocking therapy in chronic inflammatory bowel disease] 18 Sep 2009
• Colitis-associated colorectal cancer driven by T-bet deficiency in dendritic cells. 6 Sep 2009
• Early aggressive therapy for severe extensive ulcerative colitis. 5 Sep 2009
• Neuroendocrine carcinomas arising in ulcerative colitis: coincidences or possible correlations? 5 Sep 2009
• Emerging drugs for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical guidelines for the management of pouchitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Open-label study of adalimumab in patients with ulcerative colitis including those with prior loss of response or intolerance to infliximab. 30 Aug 2009
• Minimally invasive total proctocolectomy with Brooke ileostomy for ulcerative colitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Phenotypic associations of Crohn's disease with antibodies to flagellins A4-Fla2 and Fla-X, ASCA, p-ANCA, PAB, and NOD2 mutations in a Swiss Cohort. 30 Aug 2009
• Inflammatory bowel disease in the setting of autoimmune pancreatitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Risk factors and characteristics of extent progression in ulcerative colitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Crohn's disease, hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma and no biological therapy: are we barking up the wrong tree? 30 Aug 2009
• Case of linear IgA bullous dermatosis-involved ulcerative colitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Association of "ulcerative appendicitis" and appendiceal adenocarcinoma. 30 Aug 2009
• Infliximab-induced reactivated Langerhan's cell histiocytosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis. 30 Aug 2009
• Pneumatosis intestinalis in ulcerative colitis. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Colitis, Ulcerative'

Definition: Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN.

Descriptor UI: D003093

Alternative terms: Colitis, Ulcerative; Ulcerative Colitis;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C06.405.205.265.231; C06.405.205.731.249; C06.405.469.158.188.231; C06.405.469.432.249;

Technical Notes: usually chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE