Renee,

yes and no.......it's here sometimes but it's still spring and we need the rain the dams are @ 30%.

From
Therapy of spondylarthropathy in inflammatory bowel disease
S. Generini, G. Fiori, M. Matucci Cerinic

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2002; 20 (Suppl. 28):
S88-S94.


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Two primary patterns of arthritis have
been described in IBD: 1) peripheral,
often asymmetric, arthritis, and 2) an
SpA resembling idiopathic ankylosing
s p o n dylitis (AS) in 10% of pat i e n t s
with ulcerat ive colitis and less commonly
in patients with CD (4). This
p e ri p h e ral art h ritis re c e n t ly has been
subdivided into three types: type I, peripheral
pauciarticular arthritis with < 5
joints involved; type II, peripheral nonsymmetric
polyarthritis with ³5 joints
involved; and type III, an SpA, sometimes
with peripheral


I n fluence of the gut and cytokine pat t e rns in spondy l o a rt h ro p at hy
D. Baeten, F. De Keyser, N. Van Damme, E.M. Veys, H. Mielants

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Clin Exp Rheumatol 2002; 20 (Suppl. 28):
S38-S42.

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Introduction
Spondyloarthropathy (SpA) is a group
of autoimmune disorders of the joint
which includes ankylosing spondylitis
(AS), reactive arthritis (ReA), psoriatic
arthritis (PsA), arthritis associated with
i n fl a m m at o ry bowel disease (IBD),
and undifferentiated SpA. The different
types of SpA share a number of
common cl i n i c a l , ra d i o l ogi c a l , a n d
genetic features that are clearly distinct
from RA. Clinically, SpA is characterized
by both axial and peripheral joint
involvement. The involvement of the
axial skeleton with sacroiliitis and/or
spondylitis is probably the most important
hallmark. Peripheral joint involvement
is mostly mono- or pauciarticular
and asymmetri c. It affects pre d o m inantly
the lower limbs (knees and ankles)
and is frequently associated with
enthesitis (Achilles tendon, fa s c i a
p l a n t a ris). Radiologi c a l ly, the evo l ution
of both axial and peripheral joint
disease is characterized rather by bone
formation than bone erosions, leading
eventually to ankylosis.


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David

IBD=It's Been Dreadful