ulcerative colitis
inflammatory bowel disease that causes ulcers in the colon
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Summary
ulcerative colitis is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of designated intractable rare disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,398 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3], symptom or sign[4]
- Subclass of: colitis[5], autoimmune disease of gastrointestinal tract[6], disease[7]
- Commons category: Ulcerative colitis[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: D94[9]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/62[10]
- ICD-9-CM: 556[11], 556.9[12], 556.5[13], 556.8[14]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C2952[15]
- Health specialty: gastroenterology[16]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: nicotine[17], olsalazine[18], cortisol[19], balsalazide[20], azathioprine[21], sulfasalazine[22], mesalazine[23], prednisone[24], etanercept[25], certolizumab pegol[26], budesonide/formoterol[27], vedolizumab[28], budesonide[29], methotrexate[30]
- Genetic association: PTPRC[31], ITGAL[32], ZFP90[33], GPR35[34], TCF4[35], IL23R[36], PUS10[37], DAP[38], IL7R[39], GNA12[40], CCNY[41], LSP1[42], INAVA[43], HDAC9[44]
Why It Matters
ulcerative colitis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]