Efficacy and safety of pulse steroid therapy in Japanese pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis: a survey of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Aims: We have evaluated the therapeutic efficacy and safety of pulse steroid therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC) in a Japanese pediatric population by means of a survey.

Methods: A questionnaire on UC patients treated with therapy between 2002 and 2006 was sent to 37 members of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Results: 21 of 62 cases in 6 of 19 centers registered in this study had been treated with pulse steroid therapy.