Ulcerative Colitis

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Autoimmune Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Rectum
Colon
gptkbp:associatedWith Arthritis
Uveitis
Erythema nodosum
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Pyoderma gangrenosum
gptkbp:cause unknown
gptkbp:complication Dehydration
Colon cancer
Perforated colon
Severe bleeding
Toxic megacolon
gptkbp:diagnosedBy Biopsy
Blood tests
Colonoscopy
Stool tests
gptkbp:differentialDiagnosis gptkb:Crohn's_disease
Irritable bowel syndrome
Infectious colitis
gptkbp:firstDescribed 19th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ulcerative Colitis
gptkbp:ICD-10_code K51
gptkbp:managedBy Gastroenterologist
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D003093
gptkbp:OMIM 191390
gptkbp:onset Usually before age 30
gptkbp:prevalence Affects both men and women
More common in developed countries
gptkbp:riskFactor Family history
Caucasian ethnicity
Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry
gptkbp:subspecies Fulminant colitis
Left-sided colitis
Pancolitis
Ulcerative proctitis
gptkbp:symptom Weight loss
Fatigue
Diarrhea
Abdominal pain
Rectal bleeding
Urgency to defecate
gptkbp:treatment Surgery
Corticosteroids
Aminosalicylates
Biologic therapy
Immunomodulators
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gastroenterology_Department
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7