The changing pattern of Crohn’s disease incidence in northern France: a continuing increase in the 10- to 19-year-old age bracket (1988-2007)

Abstract

SUMMARY BackgroundCrohn's disease incidence rates have stabilised in industrialised countries since the 1980s. Conversely, a continuing increase in childhood-onset Crohn's disease incidence has been reported.

Fecal calprotectin in inflammatory bowel diseases: update and perspectives

“…The incidence of IBD is increasing over time around the world [9]; 2.5 million Europeans and about 1 million persons in the USA have these diseases [10,11].…”

The changing epidemiology of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease

“…We read with great interest the article by Chouraki et al 1 presenting data on incident cases of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnosed through the EPIMAD study in four well-defined regions of Northern France. The study covered a large population of nearly six million people, demonstrating an overall increase in the incidence rate of Crohn's disease, especially with regard to the 10-to 19-year-old age group.…”

“…The changing epidemiology of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: authors' reply SIRS, We thank Henderson et al 1 for their comments on our article. 2 We did not use the age-limits proposed in the Montreal or Paris classifications because this study was not specifically devoted to paediatric Crohn's disease (CD).…”

Inflammatory bowel disease: the Indian augury

“…Are we witnessing (a) a reverse incidence of Crohn's disease or (b) a window period in IBD epidemiology where the incidence of CD bypasses the incidence of UC? Initially reported in France [10] and Belgium [11] in the early 1990s, a higher incidence of CD was also observed in Stockholm [12], Manitoba [13], Rochester [14], Cardiff [15], and Tubingen [16]. The inverse ratio could be explained by the stability in incidence of UC, whereas CD had increased in most developed countries.…”