Anemia in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Conclusions: Anemia is frequent in inflammatory bowel disease. The prevalence was higher in Crohn disease (CD). At 1 year, the prevalence of anemia decreased significantly, but persisted. Anemia of chronic disease predominated in CD. Iron deficiency anemia continued to be present in CD and ulcerative colitis.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Gastroenterology: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Source Type: research