title: [Diagnostic criteria in Crohn's disease in childhood].
abstract: There has a steady rise in numbers of children diagnosed with Crohn's disease; at St. Bartholomew's Hospital they have increased from one in 1975 to 10 in 1980. At present 47 children with Crohn's disease, 16 with Ulcerative Colitis and 16 with non-specific colitis (79 total) are followed in our center. In this paper the frequencies of presenting symptoms and signs on admission are reported. Results of laboratory investigations, endoscopy, radiology and histology, which allow to discriminate two groups of Crohn's patients different in severity and outlook of the disease are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003092:Colitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Criteri diagnostici del morbo di Crohn nell'infanzia.