Assessing Risk for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases in Children of Affected Adults
Study authors assessed registry data to evaluate the risk of developing childhood chronic inflammatory diseases dependent on disease status of the parents.
Study authors assessed registry data to evaluate the risk of developing childhood chronic inflammatory diseases dependent on disease status of the parents.
In addition to smoking, abdominal pain, bloating, and anemia also are strongly associated with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
For pediatric patients with nonbloody diarrhea, evaluating symptoms plus blood and stool markers is the optimal test strategy for predicting IBD.
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease had a similar risk for and outcomes from coronavirus disease 2019 as those in the general population.
For patients with melanoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, vitamin D intake is associated with a reduced risk for ICI colitis.
Patients with celiac disease have an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease and vice versa.
Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have lower pregnancy rates, and those with uncontrolled disease are at increased risk for adverse outcomes.
Older age is associated with an increased risk for bacteremia in hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, vedolizumab, tofacitinib, ustekinumab recommended over no treatment.
Authors say patients with hidradenitis suppurativa should be screened for inflammatory bowel disease.