Linking China’s Premium Healthcare · Serving Global Health Needs

Breaking down language, channel and process barriers in cross-border care — making the best doctors your personal doctors.
300 Grade-A partner hospitals · 3,000+ leading experts · one-stop service across all specialties

Consult Now How It Works

One-Stop Medical Care in China

International flights · Airport pickup · Nearby hotels
Multilingual interpreters · Full medical escort
Expert matching · Hospital fast-track
Full-cycle treatment · Post-op follow-up

Home > West Medicine > Surgery > Orthopedics

Classroom classification

百科

Ulcerative colitis-associated arthritis

骨外科

Common symptoms

恶心与呕吐、失水、虚脱、结肠膨胀、腹泻、便血、结肠袋半月襞消失、厌食

The pathology of disease

Ulcerative colitis-associated arthritis is enteropathic spondyloarthritis; peripheral (pauciarticular) vs axial (sacroiliitis); parallels disease activity peripherally; sulfasalazine/biologics.

Symptoms

Joint pain/swelling; ulcerative colitis; peripheral vs axial (back pain); ankylosing spondylitis; IBD activity

Causes

Enteropathic spondyloarthritis; HLA-B27; IBD.

Treatment

Treat UC; sulfasalazine for peripheral; anti-TNF/anti-integral for both; rheumatology/gastro

Dept

Rheumatology / gastroenterology.

Warm reminder: Health education reference only; seek care at regular hospital.

Family room

骨外科Overview of the Western Medical Room