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Clinical presentations 310Investigation 311Clinical course 311Management 31225% of inflammatory bowel disease presents in childhood, 1/3 as ulcerative colitis.
Danese S, Fiocchi C
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Ulcerative colitis is an idiopathic, chronic inflammatory disorder of the colonic mucosa, which starts in the rectum and generally extends proximally in a continuous manner through part of, or the entire, colon; however, some patients with proctitis or left-sided colitis might have a caecal patch of inflammation.
Ordás, Ingrid +4 more
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Psychological stress and hypnosis in ulcerative colitis. [PDF]
PhDPrevious studies suggest that life events and chronic stress increase the risk of relapse in inflammatory bowel disease. Furthermore, experimental stress has been shown to worsen inflammation in animal models of colitis.
Mawdsley, Joel Evan David
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), such as Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are chronic, relapsing inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract resulting from dysregulated immune responses toward environmental factors in genetically predisposed individuals.
Lopetuso, Loris Riccardo +1 more
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Use of new, once-daily 5-aminosalicylic acid preparations in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Is there anything new under the sun? [PDF]
5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) agents remain the mainstay treatment in ulcerative colitis (UC). A number of oral 5-ASA agents are commercially available, including azobond pro-drugs, as well as delayed- and controlled-release forms of mesalazine.
Lakatos, Péter László
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Delayed Resolution of Acute Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated with Elevated Cytokine Release Downstream of TLR4 [PDF]
Background: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is widely viewed as a leukocyte-mediated disorder. Although strong evidence implicates an exuberant response to microbial components in its pathogenesis, no intrinsic immune defect has been identified and the ...
Bu'Hussain Hayee +17 more
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The burden of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Australia is increasing but national data about the current prevalence are limited. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of IBD (including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and unspecified IBD) as well ...
Doreen Busingye +2 more
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Smoking in inflammatory bowel diseases: Good, bad or ugly? [PDF]
Smoking is an important environmental factor in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), having different effects in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD).
Peter Laszlo Lakatos +5 more
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Introduction: The first presentation of ulcerative colitis may be an acute flare in about 15% of patients, requiring hospital admission. In acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) should be sought because it is a ...
Tiago Leal +5 more
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Analysis of volatile marker compounds in body fluid samples from patients with gastrointestinal disease [PDF]
Causes of gastrointestinal diseases such as ulcerative colitis (UC) Crohn’s disease (CD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are not yet completely understood and clinical investigation for diagnosis is invasive, costly and time consuming.
Fowler, Dawn P.
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