The Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis with Onset in Childhood
Authors: B. I. KORELITZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 October 1962The Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis with Onset in ChildhoodI. The Pre-Steroid EraB. I. KORELITZ, M.D., D. GRIBETZ, M.D., I. DANZIGER, M.D.B. I. KORELITZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, D. GRIBETZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, I. DANZIGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-4-582 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn a disease of unknown etiology with high morbidity and mortality such as ulcerative colitis, an accurate appraisal of the true value of new medical and surgical techniques must be predicated on more than a statistical comparison with the results of earlier methods of treatment. Proper evaluation of such data requires, in addition, a well-documented conception of the history of the disease uninfluenced by the use of these new agents, particularly when the clinical course is very prone to variations. When ulcerative colitis begins in childhood, interference with growth and development is added to the long list of complications which...References1. JACKMANBARGENHELMHOLZ RJJAHF: Life histories of ninety-five children with chronic ulcerative colitis. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 59: 459, 1946. Google Scholar2. LAGERCRANTZ R: Follow-up investigation of children with ulcerative colitis. Acta. Paediat. (Upps.) 44: 302, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. KIRSNERRASKINPALMER JBHFWL: Ulcerative colitis in children. Amer. J. Dis. Child. 90: 141, 1955. Google Scholar4. BARGENKENNEDY JARL: Chronic ulcerative colitis in children. Postgrad. Med. 17: 127, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. MEEKERGOFF IAP: The surgical significance of ulcerative colitis in infants and children. Western J. Surg. 64: 545, 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. KINGLINDNERPOLLARD RCAEHM: Chronic ulcerative colitis in childhood. Arch. Dis. Child. 34: 257, 1959. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. PLATTSCHLESINGERBENSON JWBEPF: Ulcerative colitis in childhood. Quart. J. Med. 29: 153, 1960. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. BANKSKORELITZZETZEL MMBIL: The course of nonspecific ulcerative colitis: review of twenty years' experience and late results. Gastroenterology 32: 983, 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. KORELITZJANOWITZ BIHD: Ulcerative colitis, in Diseases of the Colon and Ano Rectum, edited by Turrell, R., Longmans, Green and Company, London, 1959, chap. 33. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, New YorkFrom the Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, and the Department of Pediatrics, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York.Requests for reprints should be addressed to B. I. Korelitz, M.D., 45 East 85th Street, New York 28, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByThe Changing Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn Disease by DecadesUlcerative ColitisHas Smoking Changed the Epidemiology of Ulcerative Colitis?Gastrointestinal SystemA Program for Management of Ulcerative Colitis with Respect to CancerGastrointestinal SystemCarcinoma complicating ulcerative colitisInflammatory bowel disease in children and adolescentsDie chronisch entzündlichen DarmkrankheitenTurner Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseArthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease in childrenCarcinoma of the colon and rectumRecurrent Regional Ileitis after Ileostomy and Colectomy for Granulomatous ColitisChronic ulcerative colitis beginning in children and teenagersThe surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis in childhood — a study of 38 casesJuvenile Ulcerative ColitisULCERATIVE COLITIS IN CHILDREN A follow-up study with special reference to psychosomatic aspectsPediatric GastroenterologyUlcerative Colitis in Children: Problems in ManagementColitis ulcerosaChronic ulcerative colitis of childhoodTreatment of Ulcerative ColitisThe Prognosis of Ulcerative Colitis with Onset in Childhood II. The Steroid EraBURTON I. KORELITZ, M.D., DONALD GRIBETZ, M.D. 1 October 1962Volume 57, Issue 4Page: 582-591KeywordsAdrenocorticotropic hormoneColitisEtiologyGratitudeHemorrhageHospital medicineMorbidityMortalityPediatricsUlcerative colitis Issue Published: 1 October 1962 PDF DownloadLoading ...