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Juvenile spondyloarthritis with microscopic colitis

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We report an adolescent girl with long standing spondyloarthritis and chronic diarrhea. Colonoscopy and biopsy revealed microscopic colitis. All serology and HLA-B27 were negative. This case is reported for its rarity and the need to evaluate gut in chronic arthritis to achieve clinical remission.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Nithyananda Nagar, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Raran Veetil Deepthi & Rathika D. Shenoy

  2. Department of Pathology, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Nithyananda Nagar, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Shubha P. Bhat

  3. Department of Orthopedics, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Nithyananda Nagar, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India

    Siddharth M. Shetty

  4. Department of Pediatrics, KS Hegde Medical Academy, Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575 018, Karnataka, India

    Raran Veetil Deepthi

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Deepthi, R.V., Bhat, S.P., Shetty, S.M. et al. Juvenile spondyloarthritis with microscopic colitis. Indian Pediatr 49, 579–580 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-012-0097-2

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