- See:
Spondyloarthropathies:
- Discussion:
- associated with a peripheral arthritis, which reflects activity of bowel disease;
- frequently associated with erythema nodosum;
- large joint oligoarthritis occurs in 10 to 20 % of pts, usually during flares of the bowel disease;
- fevers, synovitis, & vesiculopustular skin lesions may follow intestinal bypass surgery;
- some patients will develop spondylitis which acts independently of
bowel dz;
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associated conditions:
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pyoderma gangrenosum;
- Labs:
- most affected patients are HLA-B27 positive;
- cultures of blood and genital secretions are negative;
