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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

The first case of ulcerative collitis was reported by

Historical Perspective

• In 1745, Prince Charles suffered from ulcerative colitis and cured himself by adopting a milk-free diet.
• In 1859, Sir Samuel Wilks first used the term ulcerative colitis in a case report. even produced photomicrographs showing the histological appearances, an outstanding technical achievement for the time.
• In 1885, Allchin gave a detailed description of ulcerative colitis for the first time.
• In 1888, Hale-White worked on the study done by Allchin and differentiated ulcerative colitis from Crohn's disease.
• In 1965, Evans & Acheson suggested that ulcerative colitis afflicts roughly 1 in 1000 of the general population.