A case of enteropathic arthritis successfully treated with methotrexate

Yuki Nanke; Tsuyoshi Kobashigawa; Hisashi Yamanaka; Shigeru Kotake

doi:10.2177/jsci.39.219

A case of enteropathic arthritis successfully treated with methotrexate

Nihon Rinsho Meneki Gakkai Kaishi. 2016;39(3):219-22. doi: 10.2177/jsci.39.219.

Authors

Yuki Nanke¹, Tsuyoshi Kobashigawa, Hisashi Yamanaka, Shigeru Kotake

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University.

PMID: 27320938
DOI: 10.2177/jsci.39.219

Abstract

We report a 36-year-old male patient who suffered from polyarthritis after the remission of ulcerative colitis. He was diagnosed with enteropathic arthritis type 2, against which methotrexate was effective.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Arthritis / diagnostic imaging
Arthritis / drug therapy*
Arthritis / etiology*
Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
Humans
Male
Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Methotrexate