Publication

Abdominal pain in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis under treatment with infliximab

Journal Paper/Review - Aug 1, 2009

Units
PubMed
Doi

Citation
Cooper J, Flückiger B, Traichl B, Diener P, Otto P, von Kempis J. Abdominal pain in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis under treatment with infliximab. Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases 2009; 15:244-6.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases 2009; 15
Publication Date
Aug 1, 2009
Issn Electronic
1536-7355
Pages
244-6
Brief description/objective

In patients suffering from ankylosing spondylitis, silent inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is frequent. Furthermore, spondylarthritis may be the first manifestation of IBD.We describe the case of a patient suffering from ankylosing spondylitis who presented with abdominal pain. The patient had been treated over 2(1/2) years with infliximab. Although the initial clinical presentation seemed to suggest new-onset IBD as the cause of the abdominal pain, it eventuated that the patient was suffering from a severe abdominal manifestation of tuberculosis likely due to reactivation of latent tuberculosis by the anti-TNF agent.