BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Anaemia and iron deficiency are common in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) however it is not known if the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency alters following diagnosis. METHODS: Laboratory results from diagnosis, and at follow up one and two years later were recorded retrospectively in children with IBD recruited from a tertiary centre. Anaemia was defined using WHO standards and iron deficiency defined using published guidelines. RESULTS: 46 children (16 girls) with Crohn's disease and 34 children (18 girls) with UC were studied. 75% of children with IBD were anaemic at diagnosis, 30% were anaemic at follow up two years later. 90% of children with Crohn's and 95% of children with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) were iron deficient at diagnosis. At follow up two years later 70% of children with Crohn's and 65% of children with UC were iron deficient. CONCLUSIONS: Persistent anaemia and iron deficiency are common in childhood IBD, prevalence alters with duration of time from diagnosis.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Anaemia and iron deficiency are common in children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) however it is not known if the prevalence of anaemia and iron deficiency alters following diagnosis. METHODS: Laboratory results from diagnosis, and at follow up one and two years later were recorded retrospectively in children with IBD recruited from a tertiary centre. Anaemia was defined using WHO standards and iron deficiency defined using published guidelines. RESULTS: 46 children (16 girls) with Crohn's disease and 34 children (18 girls) with UC were studied. 75% of children with IBD were anaemic at diagnosis, 30% were anaemic at follow up two years later. 90% of children with Crohn's and 95% of children with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) were iron deficient at diagnosis. At follow up two years later 70% of children with Crohn's and 65% of children with UC were iron deficient. CONCLUSIONS: Persistent anaemia and iron deficiency are common in childhood IBD, prevalence alters with duration of time from diagnosis.
Authors: Ioannis E Koutroubakis; Claudia Ramos-Rivers; Miguel Regueiro; Efstratios Koutroumpakis; Benjamin Click; Marc Schwartz; Jason Swoger; Leonard Baidoo; Jana G Hashash; Arthur Barrie; Michael A Dunn; David G Binion Journal: Inflamm Bowel Dis Date: 2015-07 Impact factor: 5.325
Authors: Ioannis E Koutroubakis; Claudia Ramos-Rivers; Miguel Regueiro; Efstratios Koutroumpakis; Benjamin Click; Robert E Schoen; Jana G Hashash; Marc Schwartz; Jason Swoger; Leonard Baidoo; Arthur Barrie; Michael A Dunn; David G Binion Journal: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol Date: 2015-04-08 Impact factor: 11.382