Musculoskeletal Manifestations as Presenting Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children and Adolescents

A comparison of 23 children with inflammatory bowel disease presenting with musculoskeletal symptoms and 46  children with arthritis of other causes yielded significantly higher rates in the inflammatory bowel disease group of sacroiliitis, arthralgia, additive and recurrent arthritis, microcytic anemia, elevated inflammatory markers, and hypoalbuminemia. Clinical awareness of these findings could exped ite diagnosis and treatment.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - March 7, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Rachel Levy, Gil Amarilyo, Rotem Tal, Jacob Amir, Amit Assa, Firas Rinawi, Liora Harel Tags: Clinical and Laboratory Observations Source Type: research