Key Points
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Ulcerative colitis is a common condition, resulting from a complex interplay between environmental, genetic and microbial factors, and dysregulated immune response leading to chronic intestinal inflammation of the colon
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Approximately 20% of patients with ulcerative colitis experience at least one severe acute exacerbation during the course of their disease, usually requiring hospitalization
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Patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) are often hospitalized for correction of body fluids, electrolytes, nutritional status and potent anti-inflammatory treatment or surgery; thromboprophylaxis treatment is mandatory
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In patients with ASUC, especially in those under immunosuppression, intercurrent superimposed infection needs to be excluded, in particular infections caused by Clostridium difficile and cytomegalovirus
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Intravenous corticosteroids are the first-line treatment of ASUC; in patients failing first-line treatment after 3–5 days, rescue treatment with ciclosporin or infliximab needs to be initiated
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Timely colectomy has to be performed in patients who do not respond to salvage therapy, to prevent life-threatening complications
Abstract
Ulcerative colitis is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the colon and rectum, resulting from a dysregulated immune response towards intraluminal antigens in a genetically predisposed host. The disease has a varying extent and severity. Approximately 20% of patients with ulcerative colitis experience a severe flare during the course of their disease, requiring hospitalization. Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) is potentially a life-threatening condition that requires early recognition, hospitalization, correction of body fluids and electrolytes, and nutritional support if needed. Superimposed bacterial or viral infections need to be excluded and thromboprophylaxis should be started. Intravenous corticosteroids are the first-line treatment for this condition. Rescue treatment with ciclosporin or infliximab is indicated in patients who do not sufficiently respond to corticosteroids after 3–5 days, with close monitoring of the patients' symptoms, serum C-reactive protein and albumin levels. If medical therapy fails, timely colectomy should be performed to prevent critical complications. In this article, we review all relevant aspects of ASUC, from its pathophysiological background to modern management in clinical practice.
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Hindryckx, P., Jairath, V. & D'Haens, G. Acute severe ulcerative colitis: from pathophysiology to clinical management. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 13, 654–664 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2016.116
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