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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008 Feb;46(2):124–133. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e318093f4b0

TABLE 2.

Prevalence of extraintestinal manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease

Extraintestinal manifestation Prevalence in adults with IBD
UC EIM (%) CD EIM (%)
Dermatology (2,7) 3.8–19 10.2–23
Erythema nodosum (2,7,1315,84) 0.9–4 0.7–15
Pyoderma gangrenosum (2,7) 0.5–5 0.8–1.6
Epidermolysis bullosa (85,86) CR
Sweet syndrome (21,87) CR
Uveitis/iritis (2,7) 1.5–4 2–13
Joints/arthritis (2,7) 10.2–26 22.4–39
Ankylosing spondylitis (2,7) 1.5–9 2.7–17
Osteoporosis and osteopenia (7) 9 17
PSC (1,2) 3–12.4 0.4–22.4
NAFLD/NASH (2) 9.4 19.3
Nephrolithiasis (7) 5 5
Amyloidosis (67) 0.7 0.9
Pancreatitis (7) 0.2–0.5 0.4
Anemia (2) 17.7 9.6
Vascular thrombosis (2) 1.8
Oral aphthous ulcers (2,7) 0.5–4 11

Extraintestinal manifestation Prevalence in children with IBD
UC EIM (%) CD EIM (%)

Pyoderma gangrenosum (88) CR*
Joints/arthritis (6) 3.8
Osteoporosis and osteopenia (6,39) 24–25 8–41
Growth delay (6) 28 81
Nephrolithiasis (6,89) 3.2 CR
Autoimmune hepatitis (6) 1.3
Uveitis (6) 0.63
Amyloidosis (90) CR
Vascular damage (6) 0.63 4.2
Pancreatitis (6) 2.5 3.9
Anemia (6) 40.5 69
*

Except where noted by “CR” (case report) CD total N in children ranges from 21 to 26 and UC total N ranges from 21 to 158.