Arthritis as the initial manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease in early infancy.
We report a 10-month-old infant who had arthritis as the initial clinical manifestation of ulcerative colitis. Arthritis is considered to be the most common extraintestinal manifestation of IBD in adults and children. This case emphasizes that arthritis may be the earliest manifestation of IBD even in the very young infant.
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Schneider Children's Hospital of Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11042.
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D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male