Objective: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition. Previous reports suggested that UC may have a worse prognosis when associated with auto-immune diseases. We compared characteristics at diagnosis and natural history of the disease between classical ulcerative colitis (CUC) and UC associated with auto-immune diseases (CAI) in children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUlcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition. Its incidence is 0.8 per 100,000 children per year and median age at diagnosis is 14.
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