Features and Outcomes of Children with Ulcerative Colitis who Undergo a Diagnostic Change: A Single-Center Experience.
Natsuki ItoIchiro TakeuchiReiko KyodoYuri HiranoTakuro SatoMasaaki UsamiHirotaka ShimizuToshiaki ShimizuKatsuhiro AraiPublished in: Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition (2021)
Approximately 10% children initially diagnosed with UC were subsequently diagnosed with CD. Hypoalbuminemia and anemia at initial diagnosis and use of biologics could be predictors of this diagnostic change.