Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Libya: Epidemiological and Clinical features

Ahmaida AI, Al-Shaikhi SA

Abstract


Background & Aims: Inflammatory bowel disease is thought to be rare in Libya. The aim is to determine the prevalence of juvenile onset inflammatory bowel disease in Libya. Setting: Al-Fateh childrens’ hospital, Benghazi, Libya. Methods: This is a retrospective study of all cases diagnosed over 10 years (1997-2006) with either ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease or indeterminate colitis. Inclusion criteria were age

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Libyan Journal of Medicine eISSN 1819-6357, ISSN 1993-2820

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