Sacroiliitis was subsequently observed (Figure 1), and the diagnosis of HLA-B27-positive ankylosing spondylitis was made 6 years after the patient's rheumatologic symptoms first emerged.
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis and IBD exhibit distinct clinical and radiographic features, compared against those without comorbid IBD.
Spondyloarthritis (SpA), if not diagnosed and treated early, often leads to significant morbidity. Unfortunately, diagnosis and implementation of therapy are frequently delayed, in many cases by ...
Therefore, spondyloarthropathies (SpA) strongly associated with HLA-B27, are also often classified as autoimmune diseases. This study questions whether SpA indeed fulfils the criteria of an autoimmune ...
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