Chronic erosive arthritis associated with an unusual intestinal bypass.
We describe an unusual intestinal bypass arthritis in a 37-year-old man. The intestinal bypass was unusual because the intestinal blind loop was entirely composed of colon. The arthritis was first a typical bypass arthritis but later resembled rheumatoid arthritis. In spite of this resemblance, all rheumatic symptoms disappeared after jejunocaecal reanastomosis.
Le Quintrec
J L
JL
Dept. of Rheumatology A, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France.
Puechal
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Marin
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Lamy
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Gendre
J P
JP
Menkes
C J
CJ
D000328:Adult; D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000209:etiology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003106:Colon; D006801:Humans; D007581:Jejunoileal Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male