Clues for inflammatory diseases in the differential diagnosis of a child with sacroiliitis.
Cüneyt KaragölVildan GüngörerZahide Ekinci TekinElif ÇelikelFatma AydınTuba KurtPakize Nilüfer TekgözMüge SezerSerkan CoşkunMelike Mehveş KaplanNimet ÖnerMerve Guler PolatMehmet TiftikSefa TıgrakSelim DereciŞamil HızlıBanu Çelikel AcarPublished in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2023)
The clinical and laboratory findings of ERA, FMF and IBD can sometimes be intertwined or can even coexist. Treatment may differ depending on the disease associated with sacroiliitis, although NSAIDs may be used in the first-line treatment of all 3 diseases. Sacroiliitis patients with HLA B27 positivity and peripheral arthritis may need to be addressed as ERA.