The risk factor of clinical relapse in ulcerative colitis patients with low dose 5-aminosalicylic acid as maintenance therapy: A report from the IBD registry.

The risk factor of clinical relapse in ulcerative colitis patients with low dose 5-aminosalicylic acid as maintenance therapy: A report from the IBD registry.

5-Aminosalicylic acids (5-ASA) are effective for ulcerative colitis (UC) as a maintenance therapy. It is not clear when and how to reduce a dose of 5-ASA after inducing remission. We aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and evaluate the risk factors of relapse for UC patients receiving...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Fukuda, Makoto Naganuma, Shinya Sugimoto, Kosaku Nanki, Shinta Mizuno, Makoto Mutaguchi, Yoshihiro Nakazato, Nagamu Inoue, Haruhiko Ogata, Yasushi Iwao, Takanori Kanai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5673208?pdf=render

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