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Presentation of Case

A 58-year-old man with ulcerative colitis was admitted to the hospital because of bloody stools and fever.

The patient had been well until three years earlier, when diarrhea and hematochezia occurred, and a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was made. After four weeks of treatment with sulfasalazine, he felt well and subsequently required no medication. Three weeks before admission, loose, bloody stools recurred. A colonoscopic examination performed elsewhere showed evidence of active ulcerative colitis. Treatment with sulfasalazine was resumed, but a colonoscopic examination one week later revealed no improvement. Prednisone (20 mg daily) was added, and sulfasalazine was discontinued 10 days . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. Bruce E. Sands's Diagnosis

Pathological Discussion

Anatomical Diagnosis

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