title: Pediatric Crohn's disease in South India.
abstract: Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder characterized by discontinuous, transmural, granulomatous inflammation involving any location of the gastrointestinal tract. A retrospective analysis of 10 children diagnosed as Crohn's disease (CD) is presented from Chennai, South India. The children were between 5-15 years of age and majority had primary colonic involvement. Complications such as stricture and fistula were identified. These children were managed medically except one who underwent surgery.
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, 12A, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Malathi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sathiyasekaran
authors.forename: B Bhaskar
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: So
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shivbalan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rajarajan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies