Performance of ultrasound to monitor Achilles enthesitis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis during TNF-a antagonist therapy

Enthesitis is considered as the primary anatomical lesion in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). We aimed to investigate the potential of ultrasound to detect early changes after TNF-a antagonist therapy of Achilles enthesitis of AS patients. One hundred AS patients with active disease, requiring TNF-a ant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical rheumatology 2015-06, Vol.34 (6), p.1073-1078
Hauptverfasser:	Wang, Cong-hua, Feng, Yuan, Ren, Zhen, Yang, Xichao, Jia, Jun-feng, Rong, Meng-yao, Li, Xue-yi, Wu, Zhen-biao
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Achilles Tendon - diagnostic imaging Adalimumab - therapeutic use Adult Antirheumatic Agents - therapeutic use Bursitis - diagnostic imaging Cohort Studies Etanercept - therapeutic use Female Humans Infliximab - therapeutic use Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Original Article Rheumatic Diseases - diagnostic imaging Rheumatic Diseases - drug therapy Rheumatology Severity of Illness Index Spondylitis, Ankylosing - diagnostic imaging Spondylitis, Ankylosing - drug therapy Treatment Outcome Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha - antagonists & inhibitors Ultrasonography, Doppler
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