Abstract

Fulminant colitis is an ill-defined entity that is usually viewed as the most severe form of uncomplicated acute colitis. It usually occurs in the course of ulcerative colitis and infectious colitis, but can also be seen in other forms of colitis. Every patient with clinical criteria for severe or fulminant colitis should be approached in a systematic way, based on two premises – intense medical treatment and early surgery in non-responders.

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