Azathioprine in ulcerative colitis: Why, when, how and how long to use it

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a lifelong, immune‐mediated inflammatory condition of the colonic mucosa characterized by a relapsing and remitting course. The mainstay of treatment used to be the 5‐aminosalicylates (5‐ASA) and corticosteroids. Nevertheless, some patients are unable to discontinue or red...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Drug development research 2011-12, Vol.72 (8), p.733-738
Hauptverfasser:	Ribeiro, Tarsila Campanha da Rocha, Chebli, Liliana Andrade, Gaburri, Pedro Duarte, Chebli, Julio Maria Fonseca
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	azathioprine immunosuppressant inflammatory bowel disease ulcerative colitis
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