Colitis ulcerosa

Also known as Ulcerative Colitis, Colitis Ulcerative, Ulcerative colitis, left-sided ulcerative colitis, UC, Colitis, Ulcerative

chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankung beim Menschen

AI overview

Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which the colon becomes inflamed and develops ulcers (open sores). It matters because it causes pain, digestive problems, and can significantly affect a person's quality of life and health.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Colitis ulcerosa is referenced by 869 other articles, and connects out to inguinal hernia, human digestive system and large intestine.

Vinony files it under Abdominal pain, Autoimmune diseases and Conditions diagnosed by stool test.

Its subject is documented across 52 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Specialty: Gastroenterology
Symptoms: Abdominal pain , diarrhea mixed with blood , weight loss , fever , anemia , dehydration , loss of appetite, fatigue , sores on the skin, urgency to defecate, inability to defecate despite urgency, rectal pain
Complications: Megacolon , inflammation of the eye, joints, or liver, colon cancer
Usual onset: 15–30 years or >60 years
Duration: Long term
Causes: Unknown
Diagnostic method: Colonoscopy with tissue biopsies
Differential diagnosis: Dysentery , Crohn's disease , ischemic colitis
Treatment: Dietary changes, medication, surgery
Medication: Sulfasalazine , mesalazine , steroids , immunosuppressants such as azathioprine , biological therapy
Frequency: 2 – 299 per 100,000
Deaths: 47,400 together with Crohn's (2015)

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Research

71,051 papers

ULCERATIVE colitis.British medical journal · 1950
[EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS].Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej · 1963
Ulcerative colitis.The New England journal of medicine · 1954
Ulcerative colitis.The Medical journal of Australia · 1958
Ulcerative colitis.Canadian Medical Association journal · 1957

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: symptom or sign
Subclass of: disease
Image: Chronic Ulcerative Colitis 1.jpg

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Commons category: Ulcerative colitis
NCI Thesaurus ID: C2952
health specialty: gastroenterology
ICPC 2 ID: D94
drug or therapy used for treatment: budesonide
ICD-9-CM: 556.8
external data available at URL: www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/62
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exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0100279
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Sources (13)

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Article · Deutsch

Die Colitis ulcerosa (auch ulzerative Kolitis und ulzeröse Kolitis) ist eine vom Enddarm ausgehende chronisch-entzündliche Darmerkrankung. Sie ist durch einen entzündlichen Befall des Dickdarms bzw. des Colons gekennzeichnet. Im Gegensatz zum Morbus Crohn ist von der Entzündung nur der Dickdarm kontinuierlich betroffen und diese ist auf die Darmschleimhaut (Mukosa) und die darunter liegende Bindegewebsschicht (Submukosa) beschränkt.

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