Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease is now recognized as a common diagnosis in the pediatric age group. Inflammatory bowel disease has been diagnosed as early as the first few months of life. In addition to the usual gastrointestinal symptoms, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and rectal bleeding, children may exhibit prominent extraintestinal manifestations, such as growth failure, weight loss, anemia, and joint symptoms.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Pain / physiopathology
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Anemia / etiology
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Child
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Colitis, Ulcerative / diagnosis
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Colitis, Ulcerative / physiopathology
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Crohn Disease / diagnosis
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Crohn Disease / physiopathology
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Diarrhea / physiopathology
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / physiopathology
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Growth Disorders / etiology
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Humans
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Infant
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / complications
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis*
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / physiopathology
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Joint Diseases / etiology
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Rectum
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Weight Loss