Characteristics of Pediatric Crohn’s Disease in Saudi Children: A Multicenter National Study

Table 1

The presenting symptoms and signs of children with Crohn’s disease ().

	Number	Percentage
Symptoms
Abdominal pain	278	84.2
Weight loss reported	248	75.2
Diarrhea	237	71.8
Anorexia	130	39.4
Bleeding per rectum	104	31.5
Vomiting	82	24.8
Bloating/flatulence	75	22.7
Fever	68	20.6
Nausea	47	14.2
Altered bowel habits	27	8.2
Perianal disease	27	13
Joint pain	30	9.1
Constipation	21	6.4
Tenesmus	19	5.8
Mouth sore	9	2.7
Rash	6	1.8
Clinical signs
General manifestation
Underweight (below 5th percentile)	193	58.5
Overweight	1	0.3
Mouth ulcers	5	1.5
Clubbing	2	0.6
Generalized edema	2	0.6
Skin examination
Erythema nodosum	3	0.9
Pyoderma gangrenosum	3	0.9
Ichthyosis	1	0.3
Hyperpigmentation	1	0.3
Hypopigmentation	1	0.3
Abdominal examination
Abdominal tenderness	117	35.4
Abdominal mass	10	3
Abdominal distention	3	0.9
Hepatosplenomegaly	2	0.6
Ascites	1	0.3