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Q: is crohns disease in any way related to rhuematiod arthritis

is crohns disease in any way related to rhuematiod arthritis

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Karen Lee Richards, Health Guide
8/21/09 2:52am

Approximately 26% of people with Crohn's disease also have some form of arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis.

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8/24/09 9:27pm

thanks my family has history of crohns, my son who is two has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis  but he was getting fevers with diarhea and around the same time his knees would flare up  and i just thought maybe theres a connection

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By tracy— Last Modified: 10/20/10, First Published: 08/20/09