title: [A case of sacroiliitis complicated with ulcerative colitis which was treated with leukocytapheresis].
abstract: A 51-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of fever and pain in the right buttock. She had ulcerative colitis. She was given a diagnosis of sacroiliitis complicated with ulcerative colitis, based on a physical examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) . Her sacroiliitis was successfully treated by leukocytapheresis (LCAP) . Sacroiliitis complicated with ulcerative colitis is rare in Japan, and its treatment and pathogenesis remain unclear. We report an unusual case of sacroiliitis complicated with ulcerative colitis, which was successfully treated by LCAP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan. norir333081@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Norimura
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuta
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isomoto
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohnita
authors.forename: Saburo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shikuwa
authors.forename: Fuminao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Takeshima
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakao
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007937:Leukapheresis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint