Acute severe ulcerative colitis in child
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Dan Turner; Anne M. Griffiths
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) has a more severe phenotype, reflected by more extensive disease and a higher rate of acute severe exacerbations. The pooled steroid-failure rate among 291 children from five studies is 34% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 27%-41%). It is suggested that corticosteroid