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. 2003 Jan;62(1):74–76. doi: 10.1136/ard.62.1.74

Efficacy of etanercept for treatment of Crohn's related spondyloarthritis but not colitis

H Marzo-Ortega 1, D McGonagle 1, P O'Connor 1, P Emery 1
PMCID: PMC1754306  PMID: 12480676

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Figure 1 .

Figure 1

Histological section from the large bowel taken at time of colonoscopy in patient 1. Severe mucosal inflammatory infiltrate (arrowheads) and a crypt abscess (long arrow) can be seen.

Figure 2 .

Figure 2

(A) Sagittal T2 weighted fat suppressed image of the lumbar spine of a patient with Crohn's disease associated spondylitis, showing end plate oedema of the T10 inferior, T11 superior, L4 inferior, and L5 superior vertebral bodies (black asterisks). (B) The follow up scan after treatment with etanercept, showing complete resolution of the bone oedema at all sites.


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