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Ulcerative colitis

Last reviewed: 22 Nov 2025
Last updated: 14 Nov 2025

Summary

定义

病史和体格检查

关键诊断因素

  • rectal bleeding
  • diarrhea
  • blood in stool
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其他诊断因素

  • abdominal pain
  • arthritis and spondylitis
  • malnutrition
  • abdominal tenderness
  • fever
  • weight loss
  • constipation
  • skin rash
  • uveitis and episcleritis
  • pallor
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危险因素

  • family history of inflammatory bowel disease
  • human leukocyte antigen-B27
  • infection
  • use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • not smoking or former smoker
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诊断性检查

首要检查

  • stool studies for infective pathogens
  • fecal calprotectin (FC)
  • CBC
  • comprehensive metabolic panel (including LFTs)
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • CRP
  • plain abdominal radiograph
  • flexible sigmoidoscopy
  • colonoscopy
  • biopsies
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Tests to avoid

  • serologic antibody testing
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需考虑的检查

  • CT scan
  • intestinal ultrasound
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治疗流程

急症处理

acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC)

moderate-to-severe disease

mild disease

持续性治疗

disease in remission

撰稿人

作者

Andrew Poullis, BSc, MBBS, MD, FRCP

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Department of Gastroenterology

St George’s Hospital

London

UK

利益声明

AP is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Sailish Honap, MBChB (Hons), MRes, MRCP (UK)

Consultant Gastroenterologist

Department of Gastroenterology

St George’s Hospital

London

UK

利益声明

SH has received honoraria from Pfizer (speaker, consultant, advisory board member, and received travel grants), Janssen (speaker fees, travel grants), AbbVie (speaker fees, consultant, travel grants), Takeda (speaker fees), Ferring (travel grants), Pharmacosmos (travel grants), Galapagos (travel grants).

Kamal Patel,

利益声明

all disclosures

Aaron Bhakta, BMedSci (Hons), BMBS, MSc, MRCP

Clinical Fellow in Gastroenterology

Department of Gastroenterology

St George’s Hospital

London

UK

利益声明

AB declares that he has no competing interests.

鸣谢

Dr Hesam A. Nooredinvand, and Dr Andrew Poullis would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Ben Shandro, Dr Anet Soubieres, Dr Rhys Hewett, Dr Willem J.S. de Villiers, and Dr Houssam Mardini, previous contributors to this topic.

利益声明

BS, AS, RH, WJSD, and HM declare that they have no competing interests.

同行评议者

Stephen B Hanauer, MD

Professor of Medicine

Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Northwestern University

Evanston

IL

利益声明

SW declares that he has no competing interests.

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关键文献

World Gastroenterology Organisation. Global guidelines: inflammatory bowel disease. Aug 2015 [internet publication].全文

Rubin DT, Ananthakrishnan AN, Siegel CA, et al. ACG clinical guideline update: ulcerative colitis in adults. Am J Gastroenterol. 2025 Jun 3;120(6):1187-224.全文  摘要

Moran GW, Gordon M, Sinopolou V, et al. British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on inflammatory bowel disease in adults: 2025. Gut. 2025 Jun 23;74(Suppl 2):s1-101.全文  摘要

Singh S, Loftus EV Jr, Limketkai BN, et al. AGA living clinical practice guideline on pharmacological management of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. Gastroenterology. 2024 Dec;167(7):1307-43.全文  摘要

Harbord M, Eliakim R, Bettenworth D, et al. Third European evidence-based consensus on diagnosis and management of ulcerative colitis. Part 2: current management. J Crohns Colitis. 2017 Jul 1;11(7):769-84.全文  摘要

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (UK). Ulcerative colitis: management. May 2019 [internet publication].全文

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