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Pediatría Atención Primaria
Print version ISSN 1139-7632
Abstract
ROMEO DONLO, M.; MARTINEZ GOMEZ, M. J. and PIZARRO PIZARRO, I.. Inflammatory bowel disease: the importance of early diagnosis. Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria [online]. 2014, vol.16, n.61, pp.49-53. ISSN 1139-7632. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1139-76322014000100009.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in childhood has certain clinical and psychosocial characteristics that makes necessary an early diagnosis and treatment. It is a chronic and relapsing disease that has gastrointestinal and extraintestinal manifestations. It includes three disorders of unknown etiology: ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and unclassified IBD. They are defined by clinical, radiological, endoscopic and histological criteria. The follow up of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach that addresses both medical and psychosocial aspects.
Keywords : Biological therapy; Endoscopy; Ulcerative colitis; Inflammatory bowel disease.