Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 13, 2026

Preliminary Study on Acupuncture Combined with Grain-sized Moxibustion for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis with Finger Joint Pain
Published on: May 16, 2025
[The clinical characters of 30 patients with enteropathic arthritis and literature review]
Jiang-lin Zhang1, Jing-yu Jin, Hong-xia Li
1Department of Rheumatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Objective:
To better understand the clinical characters of enteropathic arthritis patients.
Methods:
The clinical, laboratory and X-rays data of 30 enteropathic arthritis in-patients were analyzed.
Results:
Among the 30 patients, 14 were male, 16 were female. Average age at onset of gastroenteric manifestations was 16 - 48 (32.2 +/- 11.0) years old. The course of disease was 1 month - 20 (5.9 +/- 3.4) years. Average age at onset of arthritis was 15 - 52 (43.4 +/- 6.8) years old. The average interval between onset of diarrhea and arthritis was 0 - 13 (4.2 +/- 4.0) years. Peripheral arthritis was founded in 26 (87%) patients, and only 4 felt low back pain at onset. During the disease course, peripheral arthritis in 14 (54%) patients was similar to rheumatoid arthritis. The history of low back pain or buttock pain was recorded in 22 (73%) patients. Extra-articular features including fever occurred in 24 patients, enthesitis in 6, iritis or conjunctivitis in 4, dactylitis in 1 were observed. HLA-B(27) was positive in 36% (9/25) patients. Sacroiliitis in X-ray or CT was observed in 59% patients.
Conclusion:
The clinical manifestations of enteropathic arthritis are characterized by pauciarticular arthritis or symmetric polyarthritis or(and) sacroiliitis, a wide spectrum of extra-articular features, presence of HLA-B(27) and familial history of spondyloarthropathies. As other spondyloarthropathies, the sacroiliitis in enteropathic arthritis was also associated with HLA-B(27).
Related Concept Videos
Rheumatic Heart Disease II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Studies
Inflammatory Bowel Disease IV: Clinical Manifestations
Genome-wide Association Studies-GWAS
GWAS does not require the identification of the target gene involved in...
Gastritis III: Clinical Manifestations and Management
Clinical manifestations of acute gastritis
The patient with acute gastritis may have a rapid onset of symptoms, such as epigastric pain or discomfort, dyspepsia, anorexia, hiccups, or nausea and vomiting, which can last from a few hours to a few days. Erosive or hemorrhagic gastritis may cause bleeding, which may manifest as blood in vomit or as...
Endocarditis II: Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis
Peripheral Arterial Disease II: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnostic Evaluation