Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Pediatric Age.
10.5223/kjpgn.2011.14.Suppl1.S34
- Author:
Jee Hyun LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. izzih@medimail.co.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Inflammatory bowel disease;
Crohn's disease;
Ulcerative colitis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Child;
Colitis, Ulcerative;
Crohn Disease;
Humans;
Incidence;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2011;14(Suppl 1):S34-S41
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Inflammatory bowel disease in children shows the rising incidence with evidence of more CD than UC. So the clinical field of childhood IBD is evolving. Recognition of the rising incidence and other epidemiologic results will have important implications for diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease in children. The clinical characteristics of IBD developing in pediatric age somewhat differs from that in adult. This review had been summarized that the incidence, clinical manifestations, practical diagnosis, and utilization of non invasive disease activity index of IBD in pediatric age.
