Two Cases of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with Colonic Dilatation Resolved with Tacrolimus Therapy

Two Cases of Severe Ulcerative Colitis with Colonic Dilatation Resolved with Tacrolimus Therapy

We report 2 cases of ulcerative colitis (UC) with intestinal tract dilatation treated with tacrolimus. They were 53- and 64-year-old males, who had been admitted to local hospitals for increasing severity of their UC symptoms. Treatment for severe UC was immediately started, but both cases were refr...

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Main Authors: Ryohei Hayashi, Yoshitaka Ueno, Shinji Tanaka, Shintaro Sagami, Kenta Nagai, Norifumi Shigemoto, Shinnosuke Uegami, Wataru Shimizu, Yusuke Watadani, Hiroki Ohge, Kazuaki Chayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Intestinal tract dilatation
Ulcerative colitis
Toxic megacolon
Tacrolimus
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/438784

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