PEDIATRICS Vol. 72 No. 4 October 1983, pp. 481-490
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Growth Failure and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Approach to Treatment of a Complicated Adolescent Problem

Susan R. Rosenthal 1, John D. Snyder 1, Kristy M. Hendricks 1, and W. Allan Walker 1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, and Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Nutrition Unit, Children's Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Severe retardation of linear growth occurs in a minority of children with Crohn's disease. It appears to be associated with increased disease activity and decreased caloric intake. Why some children are affected and others are not is unknown, but some degree of growth retardation is probably more prevalent than is generally appreciated. The use of somatomedin-C levels may be of some future value in predicting which children will be affected. Growth failure is often difficult to treat and requires vigorous medical and nutritional support. No current treatment is without attendant problems. Proper and frequent assessment of growth and development will help ensure intervention while growth potential still exists in these children.

Large cooperative studies are needed to compare the effects of various treatment plans on the growth velocity and ultimate stature of children with Crohn's disease-related growth retardation.

Submitted on June 28, 1982
Accepted on January 13, 1983




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