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Identification Of Symptom Domains In Ulcerative Colitis That Occur Frequently During Flares And Are Responsive To Changes In Disease Activity, Tahira M. Khan
Identification Of Symptom Domains In Ulcerative Colitis That Occur Frequently During Flares And Are Responsive To Changes In Disease Activity, Tahira M. Khan
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The aim of this study was to determine which symptom domains in ulcerative colitis (UC) are important in the evaluation of disease activity. An important symptom is that which 1) occurs during flares, 2) improves during effective therapy, and 3) resolves during remission. Twenty eight symptom domains were evaluated. Sixty subjects were surveyed, rating each symptom on three criteria with a 100 mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Important symptoms were defined a priori as those whose median VAS rating for all 3 criteria was significantly greater than 50. Thirteen of the 28 symptom domains proved to be both frequent in …