Paediatric Crohn's

BACKGROUND: The use of ustekinumab in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is off-label and the data are limited. We conducted a systematic review evaluating the efficacy and safety of ustekinumab in pediatric IBD. METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane databases for studies of ustekinumab in children and adolescents with IBD investigating clinical remission, clinical response, corticosteroid-free (CS-free) remission, endoscopic remission/response, or safety up to March 17, 2023...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Treatment by anti-TNFα antibodies (anti-TNF) changes the dysbiotic faecal bacteriome in Crohn's disease (CD). However, it is not known whether these changes are due to decreasing mucosal inflammatory activity or whether similar bacteriome reactions might be observed in gut-healthy subjects. Therefore, we explored changes in faecal bacteriome and metabolome upon anti-TNF administration (and therapeutic response) in children with CD and contrasted those to anti-TNF-treated children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)...

OBJECTIVES: Paediatric inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic, idiopathic illnesses of the digestive tract, which can impact adversely on children's quality of life and burden health systems. International studies have shown these diseases are increasing. The aim was to describe paediatric IBD epidemiology across Oceania by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence and prevalence. METHODS: Medline, Embase and Web of Science databases were searched in October 2022 for studies reporting rates of IBD, Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) in children (≤ 19 years)...

Paediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex and heterogenous condition. Incidence of disease in those aged <18 years has doubled over the last 25 years, with concurrent increased prevalence and no decrease in disease severity. The tools available at diagnosis for investigation have developed over the last 10 years, including better utilisation of faecal calprotectin, improved small bowel imaging and video capsule endoscopy. Alongside this, management options have increased and include biological and small molecule therapies targeting alternative pathways (such as interleukin 12/23, integrins and Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription, JAK-STAT pathways) and better understanding of therapeutic drug monitoring for more established agents, such as infliximab...

Tuberculosis is an important infectious disease for children worldwide. The clinical presentation of tuberculosis in children is diverse and, depending on the affected organs, it is often accompanied with nonspecific symptoms that can mimic other diseases. In this report, we present a case of disseminated tuberculosis in an 11-year-old boy with intestinal followed by pulmonary involvement. The diagnosis was delayed for several weeks due to the clinical picture which was mimicking Crohn's disease, the known difficulties in diagnostic tests and the improvement on meropenem...

PURPOSE: Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is widely used as the first exam in patients with suspected inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This study investigated the accuracy of several IUS parameters, including increased bowel wall thickening (BWT), in detecting IBD in a paediatric population. METHODS: The study included an unselected series of 113 patients aged 2-18 years (mean age 10.8 years, 65 male), referred for recurrent abdominal pain or altered bowel habits, without known organic diseases, to perform an IUS as first investigation of a diagnostic workup...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ulcerative proctitis (UP) is an uncommon presentation in paediatric patients with ulcerative colitis. We aimed to characterize the clinical features and natural history of UP in children, and identify predictors of poor outcomes. METHODS: Retrospective study involving 37 sites affiliated with the IBD Porto Group of ESPGHAN. Data were collected from patients aged<18 years diagnosed with UP between 01/01/2016-31/12/2020. RESULTS: We identified 196 patients with UP (median age at diagnosis 14...

BACKGROUND: Recent trials suggested that the Crohn's disease (CD) exclusion diet (CDED) plus partial enteral nutrition (PEN) is a safe and effective strategy in remission induction of paediatric-onset CD. However, real-world evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of the CDED plus PEN approach is still lacking. The present case-series study reported our experience with the outcomes of CDED plus PEN in the paediatric-onset CD at disease onset and after the loss of response to biologics...

OBJECTIVES: Inadequate caloric intake is common in Crohn's Disease (CD) and nutrition support plays an important role in remission induction and in meeting nutritional needs. For nutritional planning, determining resting metabolic rate (RMR) is essential in pediatric patients with CD. STUDY AIM: To measure RMR in CD pediatric patients using indirect calorimetry, and compare it with estimated RMR (eRMR) calculated by Schofield equation. METHODS: Children with CD treated in a tertiary pediatric IBD center in Israel participated in the cross-sectional study...

Patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease are increasingly subjected to repeat colonoscopic and radiological examinations to assess the extent of the disease severity and the effects of treatment. PillcamTM Crohn's video capsule, a modified colon capsule, was developed to generate a minimally invasive mouth to rectum video of the gastrointestinal tract. The capsule provides a wide-angle panoramic mucosal view to assess inflammation, ulceration, stenosis, disease extent, and effect of treatment. This review summarizes the evidence of its utility in both adult and paediatric Crohn's disease and reviews the scoring systems used to quantify findings...

OBJECTIVES: Transition readiness can predict a successful transition from paediatric to adult care. This study aimed to validate and develop age-dependent reference scores for the (Dutch version of) Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire (TRAQ), in adolescents and young adults (AYA) with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: TRAQ has 20 items (score 1-5) distributed over five domains (total sum score 100) and is completed by AYA. Following the COSMIN methodology, we conducted the translation, back-to back translation, pretesting, and validation of the final TRAQ-NL questionnaire...

BACKGROUND & AIMS: DNA methylation alterations may provide important insights into gene-environment interaction in cancer, aging and complex diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aim firstly to determine whether the circulating DNA methylome in patients requiring surgery may predict Crohn's disease (CD) recurrence following intestinal resection; and secondly to compare the circulating methylome seen in patients with established CD with that we had reported in a series of inception cohorts...

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BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with two main subtypes: Crohn's disease (CD) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC). Prompt subtype diagnosis enables the correct treatment to be administered. Using genomic data, we aimed to assess machine learning (ML) to classify patients according to IBD subtype. METHODS: Whole exome sequencing from paediatric/adult IBD patients was processed using an in-house bioinformatics pipeline. This data was condensed into the per-gene, per-individual genomic burden score, GenePy...

BACKGROUND: People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) require intensive follow-up with frequent consultations after diagnosis. IBD telehealth management includes consulting by phone, instant messenger, video, text message, or web-based services. Telehealth can be beneficial for people with IBD, but may have its own set of challenges. It is important to systematically review the evidence on the types of remote or telehealth approaches that can be deployed in IBD. This is particularly relevant following the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which led to increased self- and remote-management...

The rising prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and food allergies and their partially overlapping mechanisms such as microbiome diversity reduction raise questions about the role of allergies in IBD. While data on their comorbidity are available, analysis of IgE-sensitization's influence on the clinical presentation of IBD is lacking and is the aim of this study. Histories of 292 children with newly diagnosed IBD (173 cases of ulcerative colitis, 119 cases of Crohn's disease) were analyzed. Disease age of onset, activity, location, behaviour, and anthropometric and laboratory parameters were tested for its dependence on the presence of chosen IgE sensitization markers...

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Heterogeneity and chronicity of Crohn's disease (CD) make prediction of outcomes difficult. To date, no longitudinal measure can quantify burden over a patient's disease course, preventing assessment and integration into predictive modelling. Here, we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing a data driven, longitudinal disease burden score. METHODS: Literature was reviewed for tools used in assessment of CD activity. Themes were identified to construct a paediatric CD morbidity index (PCD-MI)...

BACKGROUND: Current data on dual biologic therapy in children are limited. This multicenter study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dual therapy in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: A retrospective study from 14 centers affiliated with the Pediatric IBD Interest and Porto Groups of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Included were children with IBD who underwent combinations of biologic agents or biologic and small molecule therapy for at least 3 months...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Treatment adherence is key to the efficacy of exclusive enteral nutrition [100% EN] in active Crohn's disease [CD], but there are no biomarkers to objectively estimate this. We explored faecal parameters as biomarkers of compliance with 100% EN, and subsequently developed and validated the Glasgow Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Index of Compliance [GENIE]. METHODS: Healthy adults replaced all [100% EN] or part [85% EN, 50% EN, 20% EN] of their diet with a formula for 7 days...