Visceral fat indices: Do they help differentiate Crohn's disease and Intestinal tuberculosis in children?

Jayendra SeetharamanAnshu SrivastavaRajanikant R YadavSumit K SinghPrabhakar MishraMoinak Sen SarmaUjjal Poddar

Published in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2023)

The VF/SF ratio is a simple, non-invasive, objective parameter to differentiate CD and ITB in children particularly boys. Larger studies are needed to validate this in girls.

Keyphrases

young adults
mycobacterium tuberculosis
adipose tissue
emergency department
fatty acid