title: Use of C-reactive protein in children with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation, was evaluated with other routine blood tests in children with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease. Evaluation of CRP level helped identify additional patients found to have inflammatory bowel disease at endoscopy, although a sizeable number of patients with mild ulcerative colitis had a normal CRP level.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsampalieros
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barrowman
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mack
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein