Rheumatoid vasculitis of the colon presenting as pancolitis

Autor: Burt, Randall W., Berenson, Malcolm M., Samuelson, Cecil O., Cathey, William J.
Zdroj: Digestive Diseases and Sciences; February 1983, Vol. 28 Issue: 2 p183-188, 6p
Abstrakt: Summary This report describes a patient with pancolitis resulting from rheumatoid vasculitis. Corticosteroid treatment reduced colonic inflammation but colectomy was required to control hemorrhage. The case illustrates the need to recognize colitis as a manifestation of rheumatoid vasculitis so that new treatment modalities may be employed to achieve a more successful medical management. The appearance of discrete colonic ulcerations following corticosteroid treatment of pancolitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis should further suggest the diagnosis of intestinal vasculitis.
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