"Colitis, Ulcerative" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the COLON that is predominantly confined to the MUCOSA. Its major symptoms include DIARRHEA, rectal BLEEDING, the passage of MUCUS, and ABDOMINAL PAIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D003093
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.205.265.231 C06.405.205.731.249 C06.405.469.158.188.231 C06.405.469.432.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Colitis, Ulcerative- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Idiopathic Proctocolitis
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Colitis Gravis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis Type
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colitis, Ulcerative" by people in Profiles.
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The influence of depression on quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013 Jul; 19(8):1732-9.
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Risk factors for low bone mass in patients with ulcerative colitis following ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Mar; 104(3):639-46.
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Risk factors for clinical phenotypes of Crohn's disease of the ileal pouch. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006 Dec; 101(12):2760-8.