Overview
Clinical Characteristics and Risk factors of Children Suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Diseases At Assiut University Children Hospital
Description
All patients admitted with inflammatory bowel disease will be subjected to:
- History: including name, age ,sex ,family history, consanguinity, history of rectal bleeding, mucus or blood in the stool, diarrhea, abdominal pain ,vomiting ,nausea and loss of appetite.
- Examination: including general examination, chest, cardiac, abdominal and neurological examination
- Investigation:including labortatory such as fecal calprotectin ,CRP,CBC,ESR. Endoscopic examination of the gastrointestinal tract Histological examination of the biopsies retrieved during gastrointestinal endoscope.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children aged less than 18 years with a confirmed diagnosis of IBD.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children with colitis other than IBD or children with systemic diseases affecting GIT.