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ArticleBMC gastroenterology2021

Changing phenotype, early clinical course and clinical predictors of inflammatory bowel disease in Sri Lanka: a retrospective, tertiary care-based, multi-centre study.

M A Niriella, I K Liyanage, S K Kodisinghe, A P De Silva, A V G A M Jayatissa, N M M Navarathne, R K Peiris, U P Kalubovila, S R Kumarasena, R W Jayasekara and 1 more

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M A NiriellaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka. maduniln@yahoo.co.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7213-5858
I K LiyanageFaculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.
S K KodisingheUniversity Medical Unit, Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
A P De SilvaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
A V G A M JayatissaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
N M M NavarathneGastroenterology Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
R K PeirisGastroenterology Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubovila, Sri Lanka.
U P KalubovilaGastroenterology Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
S R KumarasenaGastroenterology Unit, Teaching Hospital Karapitiya, Galle, Sri Lanka.
R W JayasekaraHuman Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
H J de SilvaDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.

Funding

National Research Council Sri Lanka 13-108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing in the Asia-Pacific region, with changes in disease phenotype and course. We aimed to assess the changing phenotypes of IBD over ten years, describe the early clinical course (ECC) and identify the clinical predictors (CP) of poor outcomes among a large, multi-centre, cohort of Sri Lankan IBD patients.

methodsWe included patients [diagnosed between June/2003-December/2009-Group-1(G1), January/2010-June/2016-Group-2(G2)] with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD) from five national-referral centres. Changing phenotype from G1 to G2, ECC (disease duration < 3-years) and CP of poor outcomes (disease duration ≥ 1-year) was assessed. Poor outcomes were complicated-disease (CompD-stricturing/penetrating-CD, extensive-UC/pancolitis, perforation/bleeding/colectomy/malignancy) and treatment-refractory disease (TRD-frequently-relapsing, steroid-dependent/refractory and biologic use).

results375 (UC-227, CD-148) patients were recruited. Both G1/G2 had more UC than CD (77% vs 23%, 54.5 vs 45.5 respectively, p < 0.01). Increase of CD from G1-to-G2 was significant (23-45.4%, p < 0.001). In both groups, left-sided colitis (E2) and ileo-colonic (L3)/non-stricturing, non-penetrating disease behaviour (B1) CD predominated. Extensive-colitis (E3) (36.4% vs 22.7, p < 0.05) and stricturing-CD (B2) (26.1% vs 4.0%, p < 0.01) was commoner in G1. ECC was assessed in 173-patients (UC-94, CD-79). Aggressive disease behaviour and TRD were low among both UC and CD. Immunomodulator use was significantly higher among CD than UC (61.5% vs 29.0% respectively, p < 0.01). Anti-TNF use was low among both groups (UC-3.2%, CD-7.7%). Disease complications among UC [bleeding (2.1%), malignancy-(1.1%), surgery-(2.1%)] and CD [stricture-(3.9%), perforation-(1.3%), malignancy-(1.3%), surgery-(8.9%)] were generally low. CPs were assessed in 271-patients (UC-163, CD-108). Having a family history of IBD (for UC), extraintestinal manifestation (EIM), severe disease at presentation, being in younger age categories and severe disease at presentation, (for both UC and CD) predicted poor outcomes.

conclusionThere was an increase in CD over time without change in disease phenotype for both UC and CD. A relatively benign ECC was observed. Family history (UC), EIMs (UC/CD), severe disease at presentation (UC/CD), younger age (CD/UC) CPs of poor outcomes.

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Colitis, UlcerativeInflammatory Bowel DiseasesHumansPhenotypeRetrospective StudiesSri LankaTertiary Health CareTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaClinical courseClinical predictorsCrohn diseaseInflammatory bowel diseasePhenotypeSri LankaUlcerative colitis

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PMCPMC7885349

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