Clinical Characterization of Ulcerative Colitis in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of the PSC patients with concurrent UC ().

Gender, male : female	17 : 18
Age at diagnosis of PSC, yrs
Age at diagnosis of colitis, yrs
Initial diagnosis:
PSC	10
Colitis	10
Both	15
Symptoms, yes : no	8 : 27
Site of inflammation:
Total colitis (right-sided)	35 (30)
Left-sided colitis	0
Proctitis	0
Distribution:
Patchy	30
Diffuse	5
Back wash ileitis:
Yes	13
No	16
Unknown	6
Rectal sparing, yes : no	18 : 17
Colitic cancer	2
Liver biopsy Ludwig’s stage:
Stage I	2
Stage II	17
Stage III	3
Stage IV	1
Unknown	12
Lichtiger Clinical Activity Index (CAI)	4 (2-8)
Endoscopic UC severity score
Mayo endoscopic score	1 (1-3)
Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS)	2 (1-5)
Treatment^a:
Ursodeoxycholic acid	31
5-Aminosalicylic acid	24
Prednisolone	12
Granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis	5
Azathioprine	3

Data are the , median (min-max), or the number of patients. ^aSome patients had more than one treatment.