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AUTHOR
Pablo Navarro Cortés
Thiopurine adherence: high prevalence with low impact in UC outcomes
Introduction Thiopurines are used as maintenance therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). There are contradictory results regarding the relationship between adherence to treatment and risk of relapse. Objectives To quantify and evaluate the trends in thiopurines prescription rates, and to determine the impact and risk factors of non-adherence. Methods Analytical, observational and retrospective study of UC patients, on thiopurines, included in the ENEIDA single-center registry from October 2017 to October 2019. We included adult patients under clinical remission at the beginning of the study on thiopurines maintenance treatment for at least 6 months before recruitment. Adherence wa…
Autoimmune hepatitis triggered by COVID-19
We present the case of a 60-year-old woman with no drug allergies or toxic habits, with hypothyroidism and receiving treatment with levothyroxine.