Case of severe ulcerative colitis successfully treated with intravenous cyclosporine without high dose corticosteroid] |
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| Authors: | Daisuke Kubota Takanori Kanai Fumiro Yui Tomoko Matsumoto Takahiro Kawamura Yasuhiro Itsui Eriko Okada Seishin Chin Shinya Ooka Masakazu Nagahori Kiichiro Tsuchiya Akihiro Araki Naoya Sakamoto Tatsuya Miyata Mamoru Watanabe |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | A 44-year-old women developed marked myopathy one year earlier, when she was treated with intravenous prednisolone for acute severe exacerbation of ulcerative colitis. When she was admitted to our hospital for another severe exacerbation, intravenous cyclosporine A was administered as monotherapy because she could not tolerate corticosteroid. The treatment was successful and she obtained complete remission. Cyclosporine A monotherapy is considered to be a valuable alternative to proctocolectomy for severe ulcerative colitis patients who cannot tolerate corticosteroid. |
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