title: Update in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
abstract: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, in children is on the rise. Pediatric patients with IBD are especially vulnerable to the physical and psychosocial morbidities of this disorder. Unique aspects of pediatric IBD patients compared to adult patients warrants an individualized approach to management regardless of age. This review focuses on the special aspects of pediatric IBD and the implications for the diagnosis and management of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8635 West 3rd Street, Suite 1165W, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. Electronic address: Shervin.Rabizadeh@cshs.org.
authors.forename: Shervin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rabizadeh
authors.forename: Marla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubinsky
mesh_terms: D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002648:Child; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents
keywords: Crohn disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; Pediatrics; Ulcerative colitis