A Complicated Case of Tacrolimus-Induced Rapid Remission after Cesarean Section in the Early Third Trimester for Refractory Severe Ulcerative Colitis Flaring in the Initial Period of Gestation

A Complicated Case of Tacrolimus-Induced Rapid Remission after Cesarean Section in the Early Third Trimester for Refractory Severe Ulcerative Colitis Flaring in the Initial Period of Gestation

A 36-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at the age of 17 years was referred to our hospital because of severe abdominal pain and repeated bloody diarrhea that persisted during pregnancy despite combination therapy with high-dose corticosteroids and weekly granulocyte and m...

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Main Authors: Takashi Mizushima, Satoshi Tanida, Tsutomu Mizoshita, Yoshikazu Hirata, Kenji Murakami, Takaya Shimura, Hiromi Kataoka, Takeshi Kamiya, Takashi Joh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ulcerative colitis
Pregnancy
Tacrolimus
Intensive granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis
Cesarean section
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/326938

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