ARTHRITIS AND ARTHRALGIA AS EXTRAINTESTINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE TREATED WITH VEDOLIZUMAB: A META-ANALYSIS

Vedolizumab is a humanized gut selective drug that specifically targets α4β7 integrin and has been used successfully in the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Although Vedolizumab is an effective treatment for IBD and acts specifically on the gastrointestinal system, some studies have reported extraintestinal manifestations as adverse events. One of the most frequently reported non-infectious adverse events is articular manifestations. However, it is difficult to know for sure whether the joint symptoms are due to the vedolizumab adverse event or due to extraintestinal symptoms of the disease itself.

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