: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is an alarming symptom in pediatrics, especially in infancy. However, it is commonly secondary to benign and self-limiting conditions, such as anal fissures, infections, and allergies; more rarely it is caused by more serious disorders, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, very early onset inflammatory bowel diseases, and vascular malformations. The present review aims at summarizing the different clinical conditions presenting with rectal bleeding in infancy and provides an evidence-based diagnostic work-up for the clinical management of patients with this occurrence.
Rectal bleeding in infants: diagnostic work-up and management / Quitadamo, Paolo; Isoldi, Sara; Mallardo, Saverio; Zenzeri, Letizia; Ceccanti, Silvia; Battagliere, Ilaria; Del Bene, Margherita; Di Nardo, Giovanni. - In: CURRENT PEDIATRIC REVIEWS. - ISSN 1573-3963. - 19:(2023). [10.2174/1573396319666230210111048]
Rectal bleeding in infants: diagnostic work-up and management
Isoldi, Sara;Mallardo, Saverio;Zenzeri, Letizia;Ceccanti, Silvia;
2023
Abstract
: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is an alarming symptom in pediatrics, especially in infancy. However, it is commonly secondary to benign and self-limiting conditions, such as anal fissures, infections, and allergies; more rarely it is caused by more serious disorders, such as necrotizing enterocolitis, very early onset inflammatory bowel diseases, and vascular malformations. The present review aims at summarizing the different clinical conditions presenting with rectal bleeding in infancy and provides an evidence-based diagnostic work-up for the clinical management of patients with this occurrence.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.