Chronic inflammatory intestinal disease in children and adolescents,application of radionuclide methods

Overview

Idiopathic intestinal inflammations in children and adolescents are chronic affections of thesmall intertine and the colon of unknown etiology. The results of long-term therapy are notalways favorable and we frequently encounter its undesirable effects. Of great significance istherapy with immunosuppressive drugs and biological treatment. In the majority of patientsdiagnosis is made at a relatively early age when there is apparent the big effect the disease hason common activities and productivity as well as on the patients' attitudes, doubts and faith inrecovery. Therefore, a correct and early diagnosis is very important, being very difficult in viewof the uncharacteristic clinical manifestations of this ailment. At present, an undoubtedcontribution is the application of the radio-isotope method of leucoscintigraphy which isdescribed in connection with two case reports.

Key words:
Crohn's disease - colitic ulcerosa - children and adolescents - scintigraphy with99mTc-tagged leucocytes.