Role of Oral Vancomycin in Inducing Remission for Biologic Experienced Ulcerative Colitis With Concomitant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Liver Transplantation

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Role of Oral Vancomycin in Inducing Remission for Biologic Experienced Ulcerative Colitis With Concomitant Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Liver Transplantation

This case report follows a PSC patient who had severe ulcerative colitis after a liver transplant who did not respond to Entyvio or Remicade. This 51-year old man ended up finding remission with oral vancomycin.

The authors’ final sentence in this report states that in cases of severe ulcerative colitis, surgery can be curative—but surgery can be avoided with oral vancomycin.

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