Paediatric obesity and Crohn's disease: a descriptive review of disease phenotype and clinical course

• Published in: Paediatrics & child health Vol. 29; no. 3; p. 158
• Main Authors: McCoy, Jacob, Miller, Michael R, Watson, Melanie, Crowley, Eileen, Woolfson, Jessica P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Body mass index; Inflammatory bowel diseases; Biologic therapy

In an era of increasing paediatric obesity and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), this study evaluates the disease phenotype and clinical course of Crohn's disease (CD) in paediatric patients who are obese or overweight. This is a retrospective, single-center, descriptive observational study fro...