Joint involvement, disease activity and quality of life in pediatric Crohn's disease - a cross-sectional study.

Beata DerfalviKriszta Katinka BorosDoloresz SzaboGabor BozsakiAron CsehGabor RudasKatalin Eszter MullerGabor Veres

Published in: Pediatric rheumatology online journal (2022)

When a rheumatologist performed the assessment, joint involvement in pediatric CD was more prevalent than previously reported, in this cross-sectional study. Arthritis was associated with more severe CD disease activity and lower QoL.

Keyphrases

disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
nk cells
physical activity
early onset
risk factors