Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have increased risk of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

CONCLUSION: Immune mediated diseases were significantly more frequent in patients with IBD. Our results strengthen the hypothesis that some IMDs and IBD may have overlapping pathogenic pathways. PMID: 28970729 [PubMed - in process]
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research