Rheumotology

BACKGROUND: The coexistence of familial adenomatous polyposis and spondyloarthritis is rarely defined in literature. The primary aim of this presentation is to report a development of peripheral arthritis in 3 years following colon surgery with the diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). The secondary aim is to discuss the challenge of in treatment of refractory arthritis, which needs to be treated with biologics. However, it is not yet known well about their safety on patients who have risks for cancer development...

OBJECTIVE: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may affect a number of systems, with the hematological system being one of the most common. Our aim is to determine the existence of cytopenia at diagnosis or during follow-up of our SLE patients as well as the associated factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cohort of SLE patients that had been followed-up in the Department of Rheumotology from 1998 to 2015 was retrospectively assessed. Clinical and laboratory findings about the patients were recorded...

OBJECTIVES: To report on the clinical evolution of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) treated with etanercept who subsequently developed Crohn's disease, to review the literature for similar cases, and to discuss possible mechanisms responsible for these observations. METHODS: We describe the medical history, diagnostic tests, and disease progression of a 26-year-old man with AS who developed the clinical manifestations of Crohn's disease after 16 months of successful treatment of his rheumatologic symptoms with etanercept...