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From: Looking for predictive factors of clinical response to adsorptive granulocyte and monocyte apheresis in patients with ulcerative colitis: markers of response to GMA

Figure 3

Endoscopic findings in 3 typical responders to GMA. All patients achieved complete remission after weekly GMA sessions. One of these patients (Figure  3 a) with the first UC episode had absence of vascular patterns, spontaneous bleeding, erythema, oedema and friability at entry. This patient showed an early response to GMA, after receiving just 5 GMA sessions and achieved mucosal healing (MH) a few months later (Figure  3 b). The second patient with steroid-dependent UC had extensive ulcers, oedematous mucosa at entry (Figure  3 c). This patient achieved clinical remission and partial MH after 10 GMA sessions (Figure  3 d). The third patient had a short duration of UC and absence of vascular patterns, spontaneous bleeding, erythema, ulcers and friability at entry (Figure  3 e). This patient achieved MH a few months later after 10 GMA sessions (Figure  3 f). These 3 patients had maintained remission at week 54 following the last GMA session.

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