Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) · 2003 · 19 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologyPediatricsGastroenterologyPediatric EndocrinologyPediatric GastroenterologyColonic DisordersGastrointestinal DiseaseGastrointestinal PathologyInflammatory Bowel DiseasePediatric Gastrointestinal DisordersPediatric Intestinal DisordersCardiac Transplantation CareChild Growth FailureCrohn Disease PathologyNutrition In Crohn's DiseaseNutritional ImpactPostnatal Growth FailurePubertal Growth Spurt TimingTransplantation
We report a 15 yr-old girl who 10 yr post-cardiac transplantation presented with severe growth failure and delayed onset of puberty. She was found to have pan-enteric Crohn's disease and has done remarkably well on principally nutritional therapy with a significant growth spurt and the onset of menarche. The development of bowel disease whilst on immunosuppression is rare and the literature is reviewed.