background: osteoporosis is a preventable and treatable disorder, reported with higher prevalence patients with ulcerative colitis but their relationship is controversial. osteoporosis in these patients may be attributes to corticosteroid use, malnutrition and reduced intake of calcium and vitamin d, lower levels of sex hormones, chronic inflammation and inflammatory cytokines. the aim of study...

inflammatory bowel diseases are a general term for a group of chronic inflammatory diseases with unknown etiology that involve gastrointestinal system. the diagnosis of these diseases is possible with rule out of other diseases because there are not special diagnostic tests for them. nevertheless, clinical feature of these diseases are very specific and in most cases definite diagnosis are poss...

background this study is the first study to evaluate the nonadherence rate and reasons of same patient with inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) in iran. methods during 9 months, 500 patients with ibd were enrolled in the study. patients were interviewed about their nonadherence behaviors. factor analysis was used to analyze the collected answers. results the overall rate of nonadherence was 33.3% ...

the present treatment goals for inflammatory bowel diseases (ibd) especially ulcerative colitis (uc) include rapid induction of clinical remission, steroid-free maintenance of clinical remission, mucosal healing and improvement of quality of life in uc patients. immunomodulators have been reserved for steroid- dependent or steroid- refractory uc patients. among these agents, azathioprine/6-merc...

aim : this retrospective study is aimed to review demographic and clinical characteristics of ibd to elucidate the probable factors associating with ibd development in taleghani hospital in iran since 2001 during a 12-year-period.   background : ulcerative colitis (uc) and crohn’s disease (cd) are two major idiopathic entities of inflammatory bowel disease (ibd). previous studies have reported ...

A 62-year-old man with a long history of ulcerative colitis and who was taking 2250mg of mesalazine and 50mg of azathioprine daily, developed intermittent abdominal pain and prolonged diarrhea. He was referred to our hospital with a suspicion of exacerbated ulcerative colitis. A physical examination revealed a man in acute distresswithmild tenderness to palpation in themid abdomen. Oral prednis...

INTRODUCTION Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are lifelong illnesses which have a significant impact on quality of life and personal burden through a reduction in the ability to work, sick leave and restrictions of leisure time. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the indirect costs of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS The search was ca...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Many clinicians, patients and patient advocacy groups believe stress to have a causal role in inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. However, this is not corroborated by clear epidemiological research evidence. We investigated the association between work-related stress and incident Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis using individual...

Aim: To determine the relation between the disease activity of ulcerative colitis and mean platelet volume (MPV) and to evaluate the clinical usage of a more simple and easier determinant. Method: Complete blood count, C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation ratio (ESR), serum albumine and prothrombine time were measured in a total of 41 ulcerative colitis patients. The clinic, path...