Dramatic Deep and Durable Remission of Acute Fulminant Ulcerative Colitis Achieved with Cyclosporine in a Patient Who Failed the Induction Intravenous Phase of Cyclosporine

Medical rescue therapy for patients with severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) consists of intravenous (IV) cyclosporine or infliximab and remains limited. Cyclosporine is used by fewer medical facilities due to comfort and need for close drug level monitoring, despite evidence that it c...

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Main Authors: Alicia Philippou, Anam Rizvi, Adam Steinlauf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/512426