0000000000145271
AUTHOR
Mf Accardo
BONE AND JOINT MANIFESTATIONS IN PATIENTS AFFECTED BY INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE.
Onset of the symptoms in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease is sometimes characterized by osteoarticular manifestations. The usual presentation of peripheral arthritis is asymmetric, polyarticular and migrant, often involving large joints of the upper and lower limbs, unlike rheumatoid arthritis. This study analyses the statistical incidence of arthritic manifestations in elderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTION OF HYALURONIC ACID IN PATIENTS AFFECTED BY CROHN-LESNIOSKI DISEASE
The pain and functional limitations caused by osteoarthritis in joints have multiple etiologies and often involve inflammatory mechanism. The first level of medical intervention consists of therapeutic use of NSAIDs or steroids when no complications are present. Such therapies could be ineffective, or cause drug-related complications, prompting the suspension of treatment. in these cases, intra-articular injections of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid can be administered in order to reach therapeutic goals. Patients with Crohn-Lesnioski disease, affected by osteoarthitis of the shoulder or the knee, were included in this study.