Protein-losing gastropathy caused by mesalamine in a patient with ulcerative colitis.

Limb Loss Caused by Thrombosis led to the Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis

Arterial thrombosis associated with ulcerative colitis usually occurs in the postoperative period with a good response to anticoagulant therapy and embolectomy. Our patient was a 14-year-old girl with ulcerative colitis who presented with bilateral pulsless extremities, which did not respond to medical treatment and embolectomy. Subsequent colectomy did not save her limbs. The repeated thrombos...

Mucormycosis Pneumonia in an Ulcerative Colitis Patient: A Case Report

Background and Objectives: Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammation of colon mucosa that is treated by corticosteroids. Our aim in this study was to report a case of immunodeficiency in this disease caused by long-term corticosteroid treatment. Case Report: This study was a case report of ulcerative colitis patient, who has been using prednisolone from five years ago till now without the doctor's...

Patient considerations in the management of ulcerative colitis: role of once-daily MMX mesalamine

Mesalamine and its derivatives are effective and well-tolerated therapies for ulcerative colitis. However, patient adherence to traditional mesalamine-based therapy is poor, and is often limited by heavy pill burdens and frequent dosing intervals. This can lead to ineffective disease control, impaired quality of life, and preventable morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have suggested that...

Title: Acute pancreatitis secondary to topical and oral treatment with mesalamine in a patient with ulcerative colitis

Successful management of refractory ulcerative colitis with orally administered serum-derived bovine immunoglobulin therapy

This case describes a female patient with a long history of pan-colitis (>10 years) with a recent flare of disease precipitated by a Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) after experiencing septic arthritis. The CDI was successfully treated with vancomycin confirmed by a negative PCR test. The patient then experienced a flare of ulcerative colitis (UC) with 7-8 watery, bloody stools per day wit...