Table I.

Clinical characteristics of 18 patients with ulcerative colitis.

Characteristics	n
Age, years, mean (SD)	41.1 (14.7)
Sex
Male	12
Female	6
Location of disease, n (%)
Pancolitis	11 (61.1)
Left-side UC	4 (22.2)
Distal UC	3 (16.7)
Disease type, n (%)
Single attack only	8 (44.4)
Relapsing-remitting	6 (33.3)
Chronic continuous	4 (22.2)
Acute fulminant	0 (0)
Treatment, n (%)
5-ASA	10 (55.5)
5-ASA, PSL	3 (16.7)
5-ASA, G-CAP	1 (5.6)
5-ASA, AZA	1 (5.6)
AZA, PSL	1 (5.6)
5-ASA, PSL, AZA	1 (5.6)
5-ASA, PSL, G-CAP, AZA	1 (5.6)

5-ASA, 5-aminosalicylic acid; PSL, prednisolone; G-CAP, granulocyte apheresis; AZA, azathioprine; SD, standard deviation.