Growth retardation in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases – pathogenesis and treatment

Tomasz Pytrus; Barbara Iwańczak

doi:10.5114/pg.2013.34833

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Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny

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Growth retardation in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases – pathogenesis and treatment

Tomasz Pytrus

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Barbara Iwańczak

Prz Gastroenterol 2013; 8 (2): 86–92

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pg.2013.34833

Online publish date: 2013/05/09

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Growth retardation is a common complication in children with inflammatory bowel disease. A combination of the following factors results in growth retardation: insufficient food intake, malabsorption, increased catabolism, disease activity, disease extension, complications of disease and the side-effects of treatment. Clinical response to therapy is associated with an improvement in linear growth.

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Growth retardation in pediatric inflammatory bowel diseases – pathogenesis and treatment

Tomasz Pytrus , Barbara Iwańczak

inflammatory bowel disease, growth, children

Tomasz Pytrus

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Barbara Iwańczak