Treating Ulcerative Colitis

Treating Ulcerative Colitis
By:Robert Theobald III, D.O.
Vein Associates, P.A.

Introduction
* Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology
* Primarily affects the colon and rectum
* Lesions are characterized by superficial infiltration of the bowel wall by inflammatory white cells
* Results in mucosal ulcerations and crypt abscesses
History
Epidemiology
Clinical Presentation
Clinical Presentation Symptoms
Colitis Activity Assessment
Diagnosis
* The diagnosis of UC is based on the clinical picture, stool examination, colonoscopic appearance, and histologic assessment of biopsied specimens
* The differential diagnosis includes infectious, chemical, IBS, ischemia, and miscellaneous
Disease Distribution at Presentation
Current Pharmacotherapy
Fallingborg Study
Steroids
Immunomodulators
New Therapy for Treatment of UC
Natural Remedies

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