Burton I Korelitz1, Bernard Partiula2, Kelly Teagle1, Arun Swaminath1, Judy Schneider1, Martin Ellington3, Guillaume Stoffels4. 1. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service, Division of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA. 2. Department of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA. 4. Department of Biostatistics, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To seek the habits of pediatricians by which anorectal skin tags (AST) of Crohn's disease might be overlooked. METHODS: Questionnaires were sent to pediatricians affiliated with the Northwell Health System. RESULTS: Based on the responses, the majority of pediatricians did feel the abdomen of children presenting with abdominal pain or diarrhea but did not spread the buttocks to seek the presence of AST unless there was rectal pain, rectal bleeding, or, in some cases, loose stools. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnosis of Crohn's disease could be made earlier when asymptomatic AST are searched for in children with gastrointestinal symptoms.
OBJECTIVE: To seek the habits of pediatricians by which anorectal skin tags (AST) of Crohn's disease might be overlooked. METHODS: Questionnaires were sent to pediatricians affiliated with the Northwell Health System. RESULTS: Based on the responses, the majority of pediatricians did feel the abdomen of children presenting with abdominal pain or diarrhea but did not spread the buttocks to seek the presence of AST unless there was rectal pain, rectal bleeding, or, in some cases, loose stools. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnosis of Crohn's disease could be made earlier when asymptomatic AST are searched for in children with gastrointestinal symptoms.