儿童患炎性肠病的严重后果为生长缓慢和性发育延迟.已记录到30%左右患克隆病(Crohn)的儿童生长缓慢,一些报告表明,身高和体重延迟数分别高达51%和47%。20%患溃疡性结肠炎和39%患克隆病的儿童可能出现青春期延迟。 Serious consequences of childhood inflammatory bowel disease are slow growth and delayed sexual development, and it has been documented that children with Crohn’s disease have a slow growth rate of about 30% and some reports indicate that height and weight delays are as high as 51% and 47% . 20% of children with ulcerative colitis and 39% of Crohn’s disease may have adolescent delays.