[A case study: interferon-beta-induced remission of ulcerative colitis in a patient with type C chronic hepatitis]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2008 Sep;105(9):1362-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 66-year-old man patient with chronic hepatitis (CH) C and complications from ulcerative colitis (UC) was treated with interferon-beta (IFN-beta). Endoscopically, the UC disease activity was moderate before IFN-beta treatment but was in remission eight week after treatment. However, a few months after stopping IFN treatment, endoscopy revealed that the UC disease activity had returned to moderate levels. This result shows that UC improved with IFN treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy*
  • Hepatitis C, Chronic / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Interferon-beta / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Remission Induction

Substances

  • Interferon-beta