Fulminant colitis

Abstract Fulminant colitis is an ill-defined entity that is usually viewed as the most severe form of uncomplicated acute colitis. It usually occurs in the course of ulcerative colitis and infectious colitis, but can also be seen in other forms of colitis. Every patient with clinical criteria for se...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Baillière's best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology 2013-10, Vol.27 (5), p.771-782
Hauptverfasser:	Portela, Francisco, MD, Lago, Paula, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile colitis Colectomy Colitis - diagnosis Colitis - etiology Colitis - surgery Cytomegalovirus Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - diagnosis Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - etiology Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - surgery Epidemiology Fever Fulminant colitis Gastroenterology and Hepatology Humans Infections Inflammatory bowel disease Intensive care Mortality Ostomy Patients Severe colitis Ulcerative colitis
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract Fulminant colitis is an ill-defined entity that is usually viewed as the most severe form of uncomplicated acute colitis. It usually occurs in the course of ulcerative colitis and infectious colitis, but can also be seen in other forms of colitis. Every patient with clinical criteria for severe or fulminant colitis should be approached in a systematic way, based on two premises – intense medical treatment and early surgery in non-responders.
ISSN:	1521-6918 1532-1916
DOI:	10.1016/j.bpg.2013.08.011