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Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and related diseases called spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are the second most common form of chronic inflammatory arthritis after Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Unfortunately, most patients with AS and SpA are either never diagnosed, or they are inadequately treated. The curren...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Khan, Muhammad Asim
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Colección:Oxford American rheumatology library.
Temas:
Ankylosing spondylitis.
Spondylitis, Ankylosing > diagnosis
Spondylitis, Ankylosing > therapy
Early Diagnosis
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Spondylarthrite ankylosante.
MEDICAL > Orthopedics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Musculoskeletal.
MEDICAL > Rheumatology.
Ankylosing spondylitis
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introductory overview on ankylosing spondylitis
  • Epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies
  • Causes of ankylosing spondylitis
  • Disease process
  • Clinical features
  • Physical findings
  • Diagnosis
  • Other manifestations and complications
  • Descriptions of related diseases : the spondyloarthropathies
  • Assessment of disease activity
  • Disease management
  • New treatment : remarkable efficacy of TNF-a antagonists
  • Other aspects of disease management
  • Socioeconomic aspects and prognosis
  • Brief illustrative case histories.

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