The aims of management of children with Crohn's disease are as follows:
According to recent data, much more widespread involvement of the gastrointestinal tract has been suggested in children with Crohn’s disease.
The management is in three arms:
Exclusive enteral nutrition and oral corticosteroids have been the preferred treatment in most children. For children with severe disease at diagnosis, azathioprine has been used recently in some centres (1).
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