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Complete blood count parameters as predictors of disease phenotype in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Mar 2026
Turkmen Ahsen Donmez, Tanalı Gizem, Sarısaltık Alican, Akkelle Bilge Şahin, Ertem Deniz
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OBJECTIVES: Complete blood count (CBC) is a simple and cost-effective test performed during routine examination. We investigated whether CBC could assist in the assessment of disease phenotype and disease activity at diagnosis in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS: We included 120 pediatric patients (73 ulcerative colitis [UC] and 47 Crohn's disease [CD]) and 120 age-matched healthy controls...
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