Crohn Disease in Children and Teens (cont.)
Medical Author:
Andrew B. Grossman, MD
Coauthor:
Petar Mamula, MD
Medical Editor:
Bhupinder Anand, MD
Medical Editor:
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical EditorMelissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology. IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors and EditorsAuthor: Andrew B. Grossman, MD, Clinical Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Instructor, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Coauthor(s): Petar Mamula, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Editors: Bhupinder Anand, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University College of Medicine. ; Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, Chief Medical Editor Previous contributing authors and editors: Coauthor(s):
Robert Baldassano, MD, Director, Center for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital
of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania;
Jonathan Markowitz, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania;
Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc. The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America is having an interactive teleconference/webcast on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 entitled Progress In CD: An Update On The Advances In Crohn's Disease. Click here for more information or to sign up. Last Editorial Review: 7/25/2007 Viewer Comments & ReviewsCrohn Disease in Children and Teens - SymptomsThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What symptoms did your child or teen experience with Crohn disease? |
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Crohn disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Once considered rare in the pediatric population, CD is recognized with increasing frequency among children of all ages.
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