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Inflammatory Bowel Disease (view source)
Revision as of 12:57, 13 August 2009
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*Immunosuppressive therapy
*Immunosuppressive therapy
**This should be used if other treatments are inadequate.
**This should be used if other treatments are inadequate.
**Prednisolone at 2.2mg/kg/day PO for 10 days. Then gradually taper to EOD.
**[[Steroids|Prednisolone]] at 2.2mg/kg/day PO for 10 days. Then gradually taper to EOD.
**Azathioprine or Cyclosporine can be given alternatively if the patient is non-responsive or unable to tolerate steroid.
**Azathioprine or Cyclosporine can be given alternatively if the patient is non-responsive or unable to tolerate steroid.