First Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in a 91-Year-Old Man

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are diseases that occur primarily in adolescence and early adult life. A second peak of IBD incidence occurs at the age of 50–80 years, while reports of first diagnosis after the age of 80 years are extremely rare. It is difficult to establish the true incidence of...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Koutsounas, Emmanouil Pyleris, Panagiotis Karantanos, Charalambos Barbatzas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/346467