Collagenous Colitis with Spondyloarthropathy Presenting as Fibromyalgia Syndrome

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Collagenous Colitis with Spondyloarthropathy Presenting as Fibromyalgia

Syndrome

J Rheumatol. 2004 Jul;31(7):1455-6.

Christopoulos S, Marcus VA, Fitzcharles MA.

From the Division of Rheumatology and the McGill-MGH Pain Centre, Montreal

General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

S. Christopoulos, MD, Medical Resident; V.A. Marcus, MD, FRCPC, Assistant

Professor, Department of Pathology, McGill University; M-A. Fitzcharles,

MB, ChB, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Division of Rheumatology and

McGill-MGH Pain Centre, McGill University.

Address reprint requests to Dr. M-A. Fitzcharles, Montreal General

Hospital, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada. E-mail:

mary-ann.fitzcharles@...

Submitted October 10, 2003; revision accepted December 4, 2003.

PMID: 15229969

ABSTRACT.

Collagenous colitis is a newly recognized clinicopathologic syndrome that

presents with diarrhea and weight loss. In some patients arthropathy may be

a concomitant feature. We describe a patient whose initial presentation

masqueraded as fibromyalgia with associated bowel symptoms, but who was

finally diagnosed as having collagenous colitis and inflammatory

spondyloarthropathy. (J Rheumatol 2004;31:1455-6)

Key Indexing Terms:

COLLAGENOUS COLITIS

FIBROMYALGIA

SERONEGATIVE SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY

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