Publications by authors named "Claudia Riera-Canales"
Myelomeningocele is a complex congenital defect that affects the spinal cord and structures associated with it. These patients often have neurogenic bowel and bladder dysfunction with constipation, fecal and urinary incontinence. In addition to dietary modifications, laxatives, and enemas, therapies such as biofeedback and neurostimulation (invasive and noninvasive) are sometimes used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose Of Review: This is an overview of the effects of COVID-19 in the gastrointestinal tract in children, and current evidence of the impact of COVID-19 in pediatric patients with chronic gastrointestinal conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), chronic liver disease, and disorders of the gut-brain interaction.
Recent Findings: Children with COVID-19 have a milder course and more favorable outcomes than adults, even in those with immunosuppression due to IBD or liver transplantation. Children with chronic gastrointestinal conditions do not have worse clinical outcomes than healthy children and infection itself has not been linked to an increased incidence of conditions such as IBD and celiac disease, but results regarding post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome are mixed.
Article Synopsis
- Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect various parts of the body, not just the gastrointestinal tract, and its symptoms can appear at different times.
- The report details a case of a 16-year-old boy who developed a stubborn rash in specific areas of the body, which turned out to be linked to Crohn's disease.
- After experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, and his skin lesions improved after being treated with a medication called adalimumab.