Open AccessInflammatory bowel disease-associated spondyloarthropathies
Author(s) -
Walter Fries
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.2441
Subject(s) - inflammatory bowel disease , medicine , inflammatory bowel diseases , ulcerative colitis , epidemiology , disease , spondylarthropathies , crohn's disease , joint disease , reactive arthritis , immunology , pathology , alternative medicine , osteoarthritis
This issue presents a symposium held in Messina talking about inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and associated spondyloarthropathies. The topic covers epidemiology and clinical manifestations of IBD-related arthropathies, common genetic and immunologic features, combined therapies for gut and joint inflammation, and future biologic therapies etc. I believe this series of articles will deeply facilitate understanding of and the approach to IBD and associated arthropathies.