A Child with Ulcerative Colitis - A Case Report
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A Child with Ulcerative Colitis - A Case Report
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Tariq Hassan; Diploma in Paediatric Gastroenterology (UK), Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Dhaka Medical College and Hospital
Farzana Afroze; Honarary Medical Officer, Department of Paediatrics, DMCH Md Abid Hossain Mollah; Diploma in Medicine (UK), FACP (Usa), FRCP (Edin. UK), Professor And Head, Department of Paediatrics, DMCH Narayan Saha; Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, DMCH Rubaiya Parveen; Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, DMCH Anisur Rahman; Assistant Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, DMCH Shahana Parveen; Assistant Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, DMCH |
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Paediatrics
ulcerative colitis |
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Ulcerative colitis in children has not been reported previouslyin Bangladesh. This case report is of a 7 year old girl whopresented with frequent passage of slimy stool mixed with bloodfor 4 months. She also had fever, weight loss, abdominal painand urgency at defecation. Barium enema showed pancolitiswith multiple pseudopolyps and collar button appearance.Colonoscopy revealed a friable and granular mucosa withdiffuse ulceration and multiple pseudopolyps. There was bloodyexudate and the lumen was narrow. Histopathology findingsshowed necrosed tissue probably representing a base of ulcerand inflammatory cell infiltrate in the lamina propria. Thecrypt architecture was distorted with cryptitis and goblet celldepletion. There was no granuloma. She was diagnosed as acase of ulcerative colitis & treated with Sulfasalazine and oralcorticosteroid. Her response to treatment was very well andnow she is on regular follow up.DOI: 10.3329/jbcps.v28i2.5372J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2010; 28: 117-120
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Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
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2010-06-28
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Peer-Reviewed Item
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application/pdf
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http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/JBCPS/article/view/5372
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Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons; Vol 28, No 2 (2010); 117-120
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en
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Bangladesh
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