Severe colitis in children

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-385

  Kugathasan, Subra ^a   Dubinsky, Marla C ^b   Keljo, David ^c   Moyer, M Susan ^d   Rufo, Paul A ^e   Wyllie, Robert ^f   Zachos, Mary ^g   Hyams, Jeffrey ^h  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fulminant; IBD; Pediatric; Review; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTISONE; CYCLOSPORIN A; DACLIZUMAB; HEPARIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RIFAXIMIN; TACROLIMUS; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VISILIZUMAB;

CHILD; COLITIS; COLON RESECTION; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXIC MEGACOLON; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

CHILD; COLITIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26044466048     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000186272.65559.ce     Document Type: Review

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