Review article: bone and joint diseases in inflammatory bowel disease.
The intestinal and articular systems are closely linked in inflammatory bowel disease. Clinical and immunological studies support an important aetio-pathogenetic link between intestinal and articular inflammation. There is increasing evidence for a negative link between bone mass density and intestinal inflammation. This paper will focus on the prevalence, aetio-pathogenesis and treatment of arthritis (peripheral, sacroiliitis and spondylitis) and osteoporosis in inflammatory bowel disease.
De Vos
M
M
Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium.
De Keyser
F
F
Mielants
H
H
Cuvelier
C
C
Veys
E
E
D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology