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One-fifth of patients with IBD have arthritis, which complicates Crohn disease somewhat more frequently than it does ulcerative colitis. In both diseases, two distinct forms of arthritis occur. About 50% of these patients are HLA-B27 positive. Controlling the intestinal inflammation…
Reactive arthritis is precipitated by antecedent GI or genitourinary infections and manifests as an asymmetric sterile oligoarthritis, typically of the lower extremities. It is frequently associated with enthesitis. Extra-articular manifestations are common and include urethritis, conjunctivitis, uveitis, keratoderma blennorrhagicum, and…
Although psoriasis usually precedes the onset of arthritis, arthritis may precede skin disease by up to 2 years or psoriasis and arthritis may occur simultaneously in approximately 20% of cases. Diagnostic Essentials In most cases (80%) psoriasis precedes arthritis. Arthritis:…
Axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a general term for arthritic conditions that affect the spine and sacroiliac joints. There are two types: radiographic, which shows changes on X-rays, and nonradiographic. Ankylosing spondylitis is a common type of radiographic axial SpA. It…