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Copyright ©2006 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2006; 12(30): 4819-4831
Published online Aug 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i30.4819
Table 1 Extraintestinal symptoms in inflammatory bowel disease
Extraintestinal manifestationsExtraintestinal complications
Musculosceletal diseases
Peripheral ArthritisDrug-induced osteoporosis and osteonecrosis
Ankylosing spondylitisBacterial infection of joints (fistulization, immunosuppression)
Isolated sacroiliitisSeptic arthritis
Metastatic Crohn’s disease
Mucocutaneous diseases
Erythema nodosumAnal fissures
Pyoderma gangraenosumFistulas
Aphthous stomatitis/oral ulceration
Psoriasis?Acrodermatitis enteropathica (Zinc deficiency)
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita?Purpura (Vitamin C and K deficiency)
Sweet Syndrome?Glossitis (Vitamin B or Zinc deficiency)
Erythema exsudativum multiforme?Hair loss (protein deficiency)
Brittle nail (protein deficiency)
Perlèche (Iron deficiency)
Candidiasis (Zinc deficiency, immunosuppression)
Mucositis/stomatitis (methotrexate)
Drug-induced rash, allergic exanthema
Moon-face, acne, stretch marks, skin atrophy (steroid treatment)
Ocular diseases
Anterior UveitisNight blindness Vitamin A deficiency
ConjunctivitisKerathopathy Vitamin A deficiency
IritisOpportunistic infections (immunosuppressants)
Skleritis/Episcleritis
Hepatobiliary diseases
Primary sclerosing cholangitisGall stones in Crohn’ disease
Granulomatous Crohn’s hepatitisFatty liver
Autoimmune chronic active hepatitis?
Biliary cirrhosis?
Pancreatic diseases
Acute pancreatitisDrug-induced pancreatitis (5-ASA, azathioprine)
Chronic pancreatitis, exocrine insufficiencyBiliary pancreatitis in Crohn’s disease
Duodenal involvement in Crohn’s disease
Blood and vascular diseases
Thrombembolic eventsAnemia (Iron-, folate-, vitamin B12-deficiency)
Autoimmune hemolytic anemia?Thrombocytosis, leucocytosis
Thrombocytopenic purpura (Moschcowitz Syndrome)?Hypercoagulation: venous thrombosis, thrombembolism
Renal diseases
Tubular proteinuriaNephrolithiasis (oxalate stones, uric acid stones)
Glomerulonephritis?Local affection involving the urethro-genital system
Acute interstitial nephritis (drug related SASP, 5-ASA)
Interstitial nephritis?Drug-induced renal insufficiency (5-ASA, SASP, cyclosporine)
Renal amyloidosis
Bronchopulmonary diseases
Chronic bronchitis/bronchiolitis/bronchiectasisDrug-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Acute laryngotracheitis/tracheal stenosisDrug related pulmonary fibrosis (methotrexate)
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumoniaDrug-induced pleuritis
Pleuritis/serositisOpportunistic infections (immunosuppression)
Cardiac diseases
PericarditisDrug-induced pericarditis (5-ASA)
Myocarditis?/perimyocarditis
Neurological diseases
Demyelinating diseases including multiple sclerosisPeripheral neuropathy (Vitamin B12 deficiency)
Optic neuritis, sensorial hearing lossDrug-induced leucencephalopathia (natalizumab, infliximab)
Myasthenia gravis?Drug-induced polyneuropathia (metronidazole)