ULCERATIVE-COLITIS AND CROHNS-DISEASE IN CHILDREN - DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in childhood are characteriz ed by great heterogeneity with regard to presentation, extent and rate of progression, and severity of extraintestinal complications. This a rticle describes many of the special features of IBD in children. A se lected review of the Literature provides a rationale for selecting a t herapeutic regimen based on the results of drug and nutritional studie s conducted in children with IBD.