TY - JOUR T1 - Fecal Calprotectin to Detect Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol DO - 10.3899/jrheum.171200 SP - jrheum.171200 AU - Giovanna Ferrara AU - Serena Pastore AU - Lara Sancin AU - Lucio Torelli AU - Oriano Radillo AU - Matteo Bramuzzo AU - Chiara Bibalo AU - Alberto Tommasini AU - Alessandro Ventura AU - Andrea Taddio Y1 - 2018/06/15 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2018/06/11/jrheum.171200.abstract N2 - Objective This study aimed to test fecal calprotectin (FC) as a screening tool to identify inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods FC level < 100 g/kg was considered normal. Patients with 2 consecutive FC dosage ≥ 100 g/kg underwent endoscopic evaluation. Results There were 113 patients with JIA enrolled. FC was raised in 7 patients out of 113. All patients had IBD. In 3/7 patients, high FC levels were the only sign consistent with IBD. Conclusion FC is a useful, economical, and noninvasive diagnostic tool to identify JIA patients with underlying IBD. ER -