HIGH-DOSE METHYLPREDNISOLONE IN THE TREATMENT OF ACTIVE ULCERATIVE-COLITIS

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作者
ROSENBERG, W [1 ]
IRELAND, A [1 ]
JEWELL, DP [1 ]
机构
[1] RADCLIFFE INFIRM, GASTROENTEROL UNIT, WOODSTOCK RD, OXFORD OX2 6HE, ENGLAND
关键词
Active disease; High-dose steroid therapy; Ulcerative colitis;
D O I
10.1097/00004836-199002000-00011
中图分类号
R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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摘要
Twenty patients with severe active ulcerative colitis were entered into a pilot study to test the efficacy of pulsed high-dose methylprednisolone in inducing remission. Of 20 patients, 12 improved, but 8 of 20 patients (40%) who did not went for urgent colectomy. The group proceeding to surgery tended to have more extensive disease. These results contrast unfavorably with historical control data from this unit. © 1990 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.
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