Four intestinal ultrasound scores and bowel wall thickness alone correlated well with pediatric ulcerative colitis disease activity.
Alexandra S HudsonDaniela M IsaacHenry MaChristine LoJustin KimAnna KucKerri L NovakMatthew W CarrollEytan WineHien Q HuynhPublished in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition (2024)
BWT and all four IUS scores correlated well with endoscopic, clinical, and biochemical disease activity, and was another useful marker of severity in identifying patients needing hospitalization. Pediatric patients needed a thinner BWT cut-off, which should be accounted for when developing pediatric-specific scores. BWT alone may be just as clinically useful as composite US scores.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- ulcerative colitis
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ultrasound guided
- magnetic resonance imaging
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- young adults
- childhood cancer