Cure8 research brief
This study provides region-specific pediatric IBD data from the Philippines, highlighting prevalence of very-early-onset disease, perianal involvement in Crohn's, and factors (diagnostic delay, wasting, pancolitis) associated with relapse — information that can inform awareness and timely care.
Pediatric patients with IBD, parents and caregivers, pediatric gastroenterologists, and clinicians working in regions with rising pediatric IBD incidence.
The study found that most pediatric IBD cases were Crohn's disease and that induction therapies differed by subtype — UC/IBDU patients were commonly treated with steroids and 5-ASA, while CD patients often received exclusive enteral nutrition and steroids.
About 57% of children with at least one year follow-up achieved remission within a year; five CD patients required surgery. Very-early-onset IBD was associated with a much lower chance of one-year steroid-free remission. Higher one-year relapse risk was linked to diagnostic delay, wasting (malnutrition), and pancolitis in UC.
Single-center retrospective design with limited long-term follow-up (only 30 patients had ≥1-year data). Results describe associations, not causal relationships. Structured content depth: abstract — summary grounded in the article abstract provided.
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