The clinical significance of focal active colitis in pediatric patients

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1134-1138

  Xin, Wei ^a   Brown, Pamela I ^a   Greenson, Joel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute infectious type colitis; Crohn's disease; Cryptitis; Focal active colitis; Inflammatory bowel disease; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC COLITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; COLON BIOPSY; COLON CROHN DISEASE; CRYPT CELL; DISEASE COURSE; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; FOCAL ACTIVE COLITIS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTIOUS COLITIS; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; RECTUM BIOPSY; SYMPTOM; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLITIS; CROHN DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0041843848     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200308000-00011     Document Type: Article

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