The examination on immunosuppressive agent sensitivity of ulcerative colitis patient peripheral blood lymphocyte.

Lymphocyte Subpopulations in the Peripheral Blood, Mesenteric Lymphoid Nodes and Colon in Experimental Chronic Ulcerative Colitis

In experimental chronic ulcerative colitis induced by dextran sulfate sodium salt the morphological changes in mesenteric lymph nodes and the composition of lymphocyte subpopulations measured by flow cytometry were studied. In chronic ulcerative colitis the reactive changes in the mesenteric lymph nodes are characterized by follicular hyperplasia and sinus reaction. In chronic ulcerative coliti...

Over-Expression of Immunosuppressive Molecules, PD-L1 and PD-L2, in Ulcerative Colitis Patients

Mucormycosis Pneumonia in an Ulcerative Colitis Patient: A Case Report

Background and Objectives: Ulcerative Colitis is an inflammation of colon mucosa that is treated by corticosteroids. Our aim in this study was to report a case of immunodeficiency in this disease caused by long-term corticosteroid treatment. Case Report: This study was a case report of ulcerative colitis patient, who has been using prednisolone from five years ago till now without the doctor's...

Herpes simplex virus encephalistis during immunosuppressive treatment of ulcerative colitis.

Today, with the advent of new medications, treatment of Ulcerative colitis (UC) has been markedly improved. Immunosuppressive drugs used in therapy predispose patients to opportunistic infections. A 22-year-old woman was admitted to emergency department due to acute exacerbation of UC and decreased level of consciousness. She was under treatment with 5-aminosalicylate, prednisolone and azathiop...

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS

This is a preliminary report of 28 patients with ulcerative colitis who we surgically treated with "J" pouch endorectal pull-through operation from 1978 to 1996. All patients are continent with a median stool frequency of 4 times per day, no night soilage. low postoperative complications and one mortality due to pulmonary embolism.