Amyloidosis complicating inflammatory bowel disease
โ Scribed by Masato Kusunoki; Shinsuke Fujita; Youichirou Sakanoue; Yasutsugu Shoji; Joji Utsunomiya
- Book ID
- 112515653
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0163-2116
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A lO-year-old child with ulcerative colitis is described who during the quiescent phase of his disease suffered from pericarditis with pleuropericardial effusion. The literature on cardiac involvement in inflammatory bowel disease is reviewed with emphasis on the paediatric age group.
Almost 50% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) will undergo surgery for their disease at some stage of its clinical course. Complications seen following surgery may occur early or late in the postoperative period. Patient factors, including active inflammatory disease, malnutrition, an