DXI: Enteropathic Arthritis
What is the pattern of sacroilitis due to Enteropathic Arthritis?
-Bilateral
Where is the origin of Enteropathic Arthritis? What can it produce in the bones of the body?
-Gastrointestinal origin -Produces articular abnormalities
Where in the body might arthralgias be common due to Enteropathic Arthritis?
-Knee -Ankle -Elbow -Wrist
What does Enteropathic Arthritis resemble on radiographs? What can help distinguish the two?
-Resembles ankylosing spondylitis -They have different clinical characteristics
What are two gastrointestinal disorders associated with Enteropathic Arthritis?
-Ulcerative colitis -Chron's disease