All issues > Volume 32(8); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(8):1144-1149. Published online August 31, 1989.

A Case of Ulcerative Colitis.

Yang Mi Jung¹, Jong Sik Moon¹, Sejung Sohn¹, Hak Soo Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Gil General Hospital, Incheon, Korea

Received: November 21, 1988;  Accepted: December 13, 1988.

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology affecting the mucosa of colon and rectum. We have recently experienced a case of ulcerative colitis in a 13 year-old girl. The diagnosis was established by clinical feature, barium enema, colonoscopy and rectal biopsy.

Keywords :Ulcerative colitis