Rivista di formazione e aggiornamento professionale del pediatra e del medico di base, fondata nel 1982. In collaborazione con l'Associazione Culturale Pediatri.
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La malattia cronica intestinale

INFLAMMATORY CHRONIC DISEASE

CONCETTA SFERLAZZAS, GIUSEPPE MAGAZZÙ

II Clinica Pediatrica, Policlinico Universitario, Messina

Novembre 2000 - pagg. 583 -587

Abstract
The incidence of inflammatory chronic disease (ICD) in childhood has increased in the last decades and this seems to be only partially due to increased diagnostic capability. The article describes the diagnostic guide-lines recently developed by the Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology. The suggested approach includes for most cases where a ICD can be suspected a first diagnostic step based on basic laboratory examinations (CRP, ESR and blood count) and on ultrasound. The usefulness and indications of colonscopy and other investigations are discussed. Clinical scores (Truelove index for UC and a Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Index for CD) are recommended to assess the severity of disease.
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