Vol. 69 No. 3 (2015), Case report
Vol. 69 No. 3 (2015)

Severe disease progression of corticosteroid dependent ulcerative colitis in a young child before the era of biological therapy

Case report
https://doi.org/10.14735/amgh2015253
Published 26. 6. 2015
Kristýna Zárubová
Pediatrická klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
Jiří Bronský
Oddělení dětské gastroenterologie, Pediatrická klinika 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
Katarína Mitrová
IBD clinical and research centre ISCARE a.s., Prague, Czech Republic; Department of Paediatrics, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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Keywords

infliximab
childhood
colectomy
steroid-dependency
ulcerative colitis

Abstract

Colectomy is a treatment option in ulcerative colitis (UC) management in patients with severe UC or pharmacotherapy failure. We present a case of a young patient with severe and corticosteroid dependent UC that was going to be treated with colectomy. However, before deciding to perform the surgery, we successfully used treatment with infliximab, although it was not commonly used in this indication at that time.

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