Современная ревматология (Jun 2016)
Injury to the joint and spinal column in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases
Abstract
The paper reviews literature on locomotor apparatus injury in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It describes the types of joint and spinal column involvement in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). The ratio of onset to the activity of IBD and articular syndrome is estimated. The most common type of articular syndrome is peripheral arthritis that involves mainly the knee and ankle joints and that is associated with IBD activity in most cases. Unlike peripheral arthritis, the course of axial spondyloarthritis manifesting as isolated sacroiliitis and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is unrelated to IBD activity. There is evidence on isolated sacroiliitis that is rather common asymptomatic, that is diagnosed late, and that is a finding in a number of patients during examination. The paper provides the clinical and instrumental characteristics of AS in IBDand points to the similarity of their clinical manifestations and radiographic changes with those in idiopathic AS. It also describes the picture of enthesitis with emphasis on the systemic extra-articular manifestations of IBD, which are associated with articular syndrome (erythema nodosum and uveitis) in a number of cases. Radiographic changes in peripheral joints and spinal column are characterized in different types of locomotor apparatus injury in patients with IBD. There are data available in the literature on the treatment of articular syndrome in patients with UC and CD. It is noted that there is a need for a differentiated approach to treating peripheral arthritis and axial skeleton involvement; the role of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, sulfasalazine, and biological agents in the treatment of articular syndrome in IBD is assessed. It is indicated that IBD patients having rheumatic manifestations should be followed up jointly by a gastroenterologist and a rheumatologist.
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