title: Arthritis as the presenting symptom of diverticulitis.
abstract: We describe a patient in whom peripheral arthritis was the presenting symptom of diverticulitis. The joint inflammation resolved only after treatment for the gastrointestinal disease. The pathogenesis, clinical aspects and management of this condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schapira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nachtigal
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Scharf
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D010406:Penicillins; D008795:Metronidazole