ankylosing spondylitis;
primary care;
early diagnosis;
D O I:
暂无
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Three-hundred-and-thirteen back pain sufferers completed a screening questionnaire for inflammatory back pain. This was positive in 46 (15%), who were invited for a further examination. Only two of these patients had definite ankylosing spondylitis. Eighteen of them (39%) had other features associated with spondyloarthropathy. It is suggested that up to 5% of back pain sufferers may have a mild form of ankylosing spondylitis that may never progress to definite ankylosis, but for whom treatment as if they had ankylosing spondylitis may be of benefit.
机构:
Musculoskeletal Res Ctr, Dept Orthoped, Lund, Sweden
Musculoskeletal Res Ctr, Dept Rheumatol, Lund, SwedenMusculoskeletal Res Ctr, Dept Orthoped, Lund, Sweden