Extraintestinal manifestations of idiopathic ulcerative colitis in northwestern India.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the frequency of extraintestinal manifestations in patients with idiopathic ulcerative colitis.


METHODS
46 patients underwent detailed clinical, biochemical and radiological evaluation.


RESULTS
One patient (2%) had peripheral arthritis and two patients (4%) had ocular involvement in the form of anterior uveitis. No patient had mucocutaneous, vascular, or hepatobiliary manifestations, or sacroiliitis.


CONCLUSIONS
The frequency of extraintestinal manifestations in patients with IUC in northwestern India is low.
Pokharna
R K
RK
Departments of Gastroenterology, Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, S P Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan. rkpokharna2@rediffmail.com
Kabra
P K
PK
Sharma
Rajneesh
R
Kochar
D K
DK
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence