ulcerative colitis
inflammatory bowel disease that causes ulcers in the colon
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ulcerative colitis
Summary
ulcerative colitis is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,416 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- ulcerative colitis's instance of is recorded as designated intractable/rare disease[3].
- ulcerative colitis's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
- ulcerative colitis's instance of is recorded as symptom or sign[5].
- ulcerative colitis is a type of colitis[6].
- ulcerative colitis is a type of autoimmune disease of gastrointestinal tract[7].
- ulcerative colitis is a type of disease[8].
- ulcerative colitis's Commons category is recorded as Ulcerative colitis[9].
- ulcerative colitis's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as D94[10].
- ulcerative colitis's external data available at URL is recorded as http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/62[11].
- ulcerative colitis's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 556[12].
- ulcerative colitis's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 556.9[13].
- ulcerative colitis's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 556.5[14].
- ulcerative colitis's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 556.8[15].
- ulcerative colitis's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C2952[16].
- ulcerative colitis's health specialty is recorded as gastroenterology[17].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as nicotine[18].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as olsalazine[19].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as cortisol[20].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as balsalazide[21].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as azathioprine[22].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as sulfasalazine[23].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as mesalazine[24].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as prednisone[25].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as etanercept[26].
- ulcerative colitis's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as certolizumab pegol[27].
Why It Matters
ulcerative colitis ranks in the top 1% of designated_intractable_rare_disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,416 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]