… to be aware of the presentation of this disease in the pediatric population. Laboratory tests,
… in diagnosing inflammatory bowel disease and differentiating between Crohn’s disease and …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes Crohn disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC),
and is often diagnosed in late childhood and early adulthood. IBD is thought to develop as a …

It is estimated that of the >1 million individuals in the United States with inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), ≈︁100,000 are children. IBD that begins in childhood affects the individual at …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis, is characterized
by chronic intestinal inflammation due to a complex interaction of genetic determinants…

… as Crohn disease. 6 This review focuses on the special aspects of pediatric IBD and the
implications for the diagnosis and management of this disease, which has significant morbidity. …

… pediatric patients afflicted with inflammatory bowel disease. These … and pathogenesis of
inflammatory bowel disease and have … , including primary care, pediatric, and internal medicine …

… only with Crohn disease. A subset of pediatric CD patients presents with stricturing disease
at diagnosis, but the natural history of the disease shows that many patients progress from an …

Background The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease is increasing in the pediatric
population worldwide. Need and purpose of review There is paucity of high quality scientific data …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic, immune-mediated disorders that include
Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. A pediatric onset of disease occurs in about 10% of all …

… pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing worldwide, especially in the developing
countries. It differs from adult disease … Pediatric disease also have a tendency to show …