Enteropathic arthropathy
| Enteropathic arthropathy | |
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| Other names | Enteropathic Arthritis |
| A comparison of joints in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and normal joints | |
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| Specialty | Gastroenterology rheumatology |
| Complications | Chronic arthritis, and toxicity of therapy. |
| Risk factors | Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel diseases, Whipple's disease, celiac disease, and intestinal bypass surgery. |
| Differential diagnosis | Fibromyalgia, Poncet disease, Reactive arthritis, Bowel–associated dermatosis-arthritis syndrome, Bechet disease, Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy, and SAPHO syndrome. |
Enteropathic arthropathy, commonly referred to as enteropathic arthritis, is a type of arthritis linked to Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases.
Along with reactive arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and idiopathic ankylosing spondylitis, this type of arthritis is categorized as a seronegative spondyloarthropathy.
Other gastrointestinal disorders like Whipple's disease, celiac disease, and intestinal bypass surgery for severe obesity can also cause joint involvement. The pathogenesis of arthritis in these conditions is likely influenced by immunologic, genetic, and abnormal bowel permeability factors, though the precise mechanisms are still unknown.