“Ulcerative colitis causes social isolation in patients”

2024-09-04 16:02:52

04 September 2024 | 18.02

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“Illnesses such as ulcerative colitis have a strong emotional impact as the patient is determined to isolate himself not only from the family situation, but also from work and school.” Now Salvo Leone, general director of the Amici Italia Association and president of the European federation of Crohn’s & ulcerative colitis ep (Efcca), on the occasion of the press conference organized by Lilly dedicated to patient needs and new treatment expectations following approval by Aifa , of mirikizumab, the first of a new class of drugs against the disease.