Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease have Higher Sonographic Enthesitis Scores than Normal Individuals: Pilot Study in Taiwan

Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease have Higher Sonographic Enthesitis Scores than Normal Individuals: Pilot Study in Taiwan

If a patient has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and enthesitis, he/she can be classified as having peripheral spondyloarthritis according to criteria set by the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society. In Taiwan, IBD patients visiting outpatient clinics can present without joint symp...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yu-Fen Hsiao, Shu-Chen Wei, Cheng-Hsun Lu, Cheng-Han Wu, Song-Chou Hsieh, Ko-Jen Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Journal of Medical Ultrasound
Subjects:
arthritis
enthesitis
Glasgow Ultrasound Enthesitis Scoring System
inflammatory bowel disease
ultrasonography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644114000460

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929644114000460

Similar Items