Pathological features of inflammatory bowel disease in childhood.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood is realistically interpreted to mean ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease of the colon. Their gross and microscopic features are discussed along with the differential diagnosis from other childhood conditions associated with bloody diarrhea.
Coulson
W F
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Department of Pathology, UCLA School of Medicine.
D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology