Course of severe ulcerative colitis in northern India.
Thirty patients with severe ulcerative colitis were studied prospectively. Sixty percent (18/30) of severe ulcerative colitis were in remission after mean duration of 9.2 days (range 2-20 days) of intensive intravenous therapy without major side effects of steroids. Factors predicting poor response to medical therapy on admission are: stool frequency > or = 9 per day, pulse rate > or = 120/minute, temperature > or = 38 degrees C, Albumin < or = 2 gm, mucosal tags on plain x-ray abdomen and pancolitis.
Gulati
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Department of Gastroenterology, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi.
Rawal
K K
KK
Kumar
N
N
Jain
M
M
Puri
A S
AS
Govil
A
A
Sachdeva
A K
AK
Chaudhary
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003906:Developing Countries; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007194:India; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008795:Metronidazole; D000667:Ampicillin; D006854:Hydrocortisone