Day A S, Lemberg D A, Gearry R B
Department of Paediatrics, University of Otago (Christchurch), Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia.
Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2014;2014:703890. doi: 10.1155/2014/703890. Epub 2014 Mar 30.
Many reports indicate increasing rates of inflammatory bowel disease, with data also showing changing patterns of this chronic disease in children and adolescents. This review focuses upon the available data of the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in children and adolescents in Australia and New Zealand (collectively termed Australasia). Recent data show high incidence of IBD (especially Crohn disease) in this area and indicate rising rates of IBD in children and adolescents.
许多报告表明炎症性肠病的发病率在上升，数据还显示这种慢性病在儿童和青少年中的模式正在发生变化。本综述聚焦于澳大利亚和新西兰（统称为澳大拉西亚）儿童和青少年炎症性肠病的流行病学现有数据。近期数据显示该地区炎症性肠病（尤其是克罗恩病）的发病率很高，且儿童和青少年炎症性肠病的发病率呈上升趋势。
