RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fecal Calprotectin to Detect Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 1418
OP 1421
DO 10.3899/jrheum.171200
VO 45
IS 10
A1 Giovanna Ferrara
A1 Serena Pastore
A1 Lara Sancin
A1 Lucio Torelli
A1 Oriano Radillo
A1 Matteo Bramuzzo
A1 Chiara Bibalo
A1 Alberto Tommasini
A1 Alessandro Ventura
A1 Andrea Taddio
YR 2018
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/45/10/1418.abstract
AB 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.