Prevalence and features of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis in a cohort of children with inflammatory bowel diseases

The incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are increasing worldwide in childhood and adolescence, even in countries where such conditions were previously infrequent [1,2]. As systemic disease, it is well known that IBD may involve several extraintestinal organs and systems [3], and almost half of the patients will eventually develop an extraintestinal manifestation (EIM) during lifetime [4], with non-negligible impact on the quality of life. Such consideration gains even more relevance when dealing with children and adolescents, because of their expected long lives ahead.

Source: Digestive and Liver Disease - January 16, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Luca Scarallo, Daniela Knafelz, Serena Arrigo, Enrico Felici, Paolo Lionetti, Edoardo Marrani, Gabriele Simonini, Patrizia Alvisi, Matteo Bramuzzo, Claudio Romano, SIGENP IBD Working Group Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research