Musculoskeletal Manifestation in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
10.4166/kjg.2019.73.5.276
- Author:
Yun Sung KIM
1
;
Jun LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Inflammatory bowel diseases;
Musculoskeletal diseases;
Joint diseases
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Fibromyalgia;
Humans;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
Intestinal Diseases;
Joint Diseases;
Musculoskeletal Diseases;
Osteoporosis;
Quality of Life
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
2019;73(5):276-284
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Almost 50% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit at least one extra-intestinal manifestation in their lifetime. Extra-intestinal manifestations of IBD are often associated with the intestinal disease activity, reducing the quality of life of the patient but rarely leading to fatal complications. Musculoskeletal involvement is the most frequent extra-intestinal manifestation of patients with IBD but this rarely occurs before IBD is diagnosed. They are manifested in various forms, such as arthropathy, fibromyalgia, and osteoporosis. Therefore, a multidisciplinary team approach including gastroenterologists and rheumatologists are necessary for optimal treatment. This review focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal manifestations of IBD from the perspectives of rheumatologists who can assist gastroenterologists.
