Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Children Suffering From Inflammatory Bowel Diseases At Assiut University Children Hospital

Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Children Suffering From Inflammatory Bowel Diseases At Assiut University Children Hospital

Clinical Characteristics and Risk factors of Children Suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Diseases At Assiut University Children Hospital

All patients admitted with inflammatory bowel disease will be subjected to:

1. 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.
2. Examination: including general examination, chest, cardiac, abdominal and neurological examination
3. 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.

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.