Ulcerative colitis
Specialty | Gastroenterology
Symptoms | Abdominal pain, diarrhea mixed with blood, weight loss, fever, anemia
Complications | Megacolon, inflammation of the eye, joints, or liver, colon cancer
Usual onset | 15–30 years or > 60 years
Duration | Long term
Causes | Unknown
Diagnostic method | Colonoscopy with tissue biopsies
Differential diagnosis | Dysentery, Crohn's disease, ischemic colitis
Treatment | Dietary changes, medication, surgery
Medication | Sulfasalazine, mesalazine, steroids, immunosuppressants such as azathioprine, biological therapy
Frequency | Up to 5 per 1000 people
Deaths | 47,400 together with Crohn's (2015)