ABSTRACT
In order to study the clinical features and therapeutic status of ulcerative colitis(UC) in south China.Method A retrospective analysis was performed in 141 patients with UC diagnosed in past 12 years.Results The most frequent age at onset of disease was 20～45 years and the second was 57～67.Diarrhea and bloody stools were the most common symptoms which were present in 87.2% and 87.9% of cases.Severe complications and colon carcinoma were few in the cases.There was significant correlation in the extent of colonic involvement,the severity of illness and extracolonic manifestations.Severe complication and total colitis were more frequently seen in the patients with extracolonic manifestations than that in the patients without extracolonic manifestations(P
