Comparison of the presentation and course of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in South Asians with Whites: a single center study in the United States.

Authors :: Li BH
Guan X
Vittinghoff E
Gupta N
Source :: The Journal of pediatrics [J Pediatr] 2013 Oct; Vol. 163 (4), pp. 1211-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 21.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: We compared the severity of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in South Asians with Whites in the US. South Asians more commonly presented with poor weight gain, developed fistulas, and received treatment with antibiotics, methotrexate, adalimumab, and steroids. South Asians appear to have a more complicated presentation and course of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.<br /> (Copyright © 2013 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.)

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