Reducing agents for induction and maintenance therapy achieve long-term remission of refractory ulcerative colitis: A case report and review of literature

Figure 3 Visual timeline summary of patient’s medical history of ulcerative colitis. Note the onset of symptoms beginning at 11 years of age. A diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was established at age 15, followed by multiple visits to the emergency department and hospitalizations. After failing treatment with multiple agents, the patient achieved sustained remission at 41 years of age with R-dihydrolipoic acid. Three years later, an ulcerative colitis flare occurring during a highly stressful event was successfully treated with a short course of sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, followed by resumption of R-dihydrolipoic acid regimen. RDLA: R-dihydrolipoic acid; STS: Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate.