Course of severe ulcerative colitis in northern India.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: R Gulati, K K Rawal, N Kumar, M Jain, A S Puri, A Govil, A K Sachdeva, A Chaudhary
• Journal: Tropical gastroenterology : official journal of the Digestive Diseases Foundation (Trop Gastroenterol) 1995 Jul-Sep Vol. 16 Issue 3 Pg. 19-23 ISSN: 0250-636X [Print] India
• PMID: 8838038 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Metronidazole
• Ampicillin
• Hydrocortisone

Topics

• Adult
• Ampicillin (administration & dosage)
• Colectomy
• Colitis, Ulcerative (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Developing Countries
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Female
• Humans
• Hydrocortisone (administration & dosage)
• India
• Infusions, Intravenous
• Male
• Metronidazole (administration & dosage)
• Middle Aged
• Recurrence
• Treatment Failure
• Treatment Outcome