A rare case of ulcerative colitis complicating Wilson's disease: Possible association between the two diseases

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-45

  Torisu, Takahiro ^a   Esaki, Motohiro ^a   Matsumoto, Takayuki ^a   Nakamura, Shotaro ^a   Azuma, Koichi ^a   Okada, Mitsuo ^a   Tsuji, Hiroshi ^a   Yao, Takashi ^a   Iida, Mitsuo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complication; Ulcerative colitis; Wilson's disease

Indexed keywords

COPPER; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COPPER METABOLISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; WILSON DISEASE;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COPPER; HEPATOLENTICULAR DEGENERATION; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; SULFASALAZINE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036087832     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200207000-00010     Document Type: Article

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