Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by a lifelong and uncontrolled inflammation of the intestinal tract. Moreover, ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) constitute the two main subgroups of IBD. Whereas 1% to 15% of IBD cases are often classified as unclassified colitis or undeterminate colitis (IC). Despite intensive research, the etiology of the disease is still unclear.
According to a recent study published in the Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition, gastritis was highly observed in UC- and CD-diagnosed patients when compared with non-IBD-diagnosed patients. A total of 45 patients with suspected IBD (age: 2-18 years old) were included in this study. 16 patients were diagnosed with CD, 13 with UC, 3 with IC, and 13 with non-IBD. The histopathological examination of the groups demonstrated that 94.1% of patients diagnosed with IBD had the upper…
