Open AccessBiological and histological parameters as predictors of relapse in ulcerative colitis: A prospective study
Author(s) -
Sheenam Azad,
Neena Sood,
Ajit Sood
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.80383
Subject(s) - medicine , ulcerative colitis , lamina propria , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , gastroenterology , etiology , prospective cohort study , colitis , disease , hemoglobin , pathology , epithelium
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology characterized by periods of remission and relapses. This study has been carried out in a group of North Indian patients, where the disease has shown an increasing prevalence and frequent relapses. Hence, there is a need to predict relapse for better management and to reduce morbidity. To assess the importance of biological and histological parameters in predicting relapse when the disease is in quiescent phase.