Impact of COVID-19 on diagnosis and management of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease during lockdown: a UK nationwide study.

James John AshtonJochen KammermeierChristine SprayRichard K RussellRichard HansenLucy J HowarthFranco TorrenteProtima DebElizabeth RenjiRafeeq MuhammedThankam PaulFevronia KiparissiJenny EpsteinMaureen LawsonBen HopeVeena ZamvarPriya NarulaAhmed KadirDavid DevadasonHemant BhavsarRobert Mark Beattie

Published in: Archives of disease in childhood (2020)

Diagnostic IBD practice has been hugely impacted by COVID-19, with >50% of new diagnoses not having endoscopy. To date, therapy and review of known paediatric patients with IBD has continued. Planning and resourcing for recovery is crucial to minimise continued secondary morbidity.

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