Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease - Pointing Problems and Suggestions

Data from the literature on the time of diagnosis vary considerably.A pediatric IBD study in Germany found that the average time for CD diagnosis was 5 months (2-10 months), for the UC was 3 months (1-6 months) and CND was 4 months (2-11 months) and the growth deficit was the most common sign in cases with late diagnosis [3].Compared to this study, the time interval between the onset of symptoms and the diagnosis was 4 and 2 months in a recent French study (EPIMAD) [4], 5 and 4 months in Noroega [5], 10 and 6 months in Italy [6] respectively for DC and UC. Maraci Rodrigues* Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clinicas, Brazil *Corresponding author: Maraci Rodrigues, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clinicas, Av. Dr Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar 255, 05403-000 Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tel: 55-1155613410; Email: maraci. [email protected]