title: [Ulcerative rectocolitis diagnosed in the elderly. Case studies].
abstract: Fourteen patients with idiopathic ulcerative colitis (UC) diagnosis made over 60 years of age have been extrapolated from 255 (5.49%) consecutive. Some clinical parameters (sex; symptoms of onset; delay in diagnosis; extension of disease; density of relapses; therapy with cortisone) have been compared between the 14 patients with ultra sixtieth year of age diagnosis (A group) and the 241 patients with a diagnosis made previously (B group). There were no significant differences concerning the symptoms at onset and the delay in diagnosis. In group A a larger prevalence of the male (M/F 3.66 against 1.46) and distal localization (64% against 53%) have been reported. The density of relapse and therapy with cortisone (p < 0.025) prevailed in B group. In conclusion, limited to our experience, the UC in A group is less severe than in B group.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale, 2a Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riegler
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Gaetano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Savastano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Assisi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carratù
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution
vernacular_title: La rettocolite ulcerosa diagnosticata nell'anziano. Contributo casistico.