Crohn Disease in Children and Teens (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Crohn's Disease in Children and Teens Overview
- Crohn's Disease in Children and Teens Causes
- Crohn's Disease in Children and Teens Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Exams and Tests
- Crohn's Disease in Children and Teens Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medical Treatment
- Medications
- Surgery
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Support Groups and Counseling
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
Authors and Editors
Author: 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.
Editors: Simmy Bank, MD, MB, ChB, Chair, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Francisco
Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; BS Anand, MD, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Baylor University College of Medicine.
Last Editorial Review: 7/25/2007
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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.

