Abstract:Background Azathioprine (AZA) is most commonly used drug worldwide for maintenance therapy in moderately severe ulcerative colitis (UC) patients even in today's biologicals era. We aimed to investigate mucosal healing (MH) and deep remission rate in patients with UC on long-term AZA therapy. Methods The study included UC patients presenting to KMC Mangalore, India between May 2016 to Feb 2018, who had received AZA for a minimum period of 6 months without discontinuation. All were subjected to colonoscopy and b… Show more
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