title: Sternocostal involvement in chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis associated with ulcerative colitis.
abstract: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, non-infectious disorder of the skeletal system and is of unknown origin. Early diagnosis of the disease is essential to exact treatment. The relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and CRMO is understood as extraintestinal rheumatic manifestations. CRMO associated with ulcerative colitis (UC) is very rarely reported. This case is first report of sternocostal involvement in CRMO associated with UC.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Chosun University of Korea, 588 Seoseok-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-717, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Sung
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hyun-Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications*; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000077268:Pamidronate; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D050071:Bone Density Conservation Agents; D004164:Diphosphonates; D000077268:Pamidronate; D008727:Methotrexate