Are Additional Tests Needed to Rule Out Axial Spondyloarthritis in Patients Ages 16–45 Years With Short‐Duration Chronic Back Pain and Maximally One Spondyloarthritis Feature?

Objective To investigate whether HLA–B27 testing and imaging of the sacroiliac joints are needed in patients with ≤1 spondyloarthritis (SpA) feature, referred to a secondary care setting, after medical history collection, clinical examination, and measurement of acute phase reactants. Methods Baseli...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arthritis care & research (2010) 2016-11, Vol.68 (11), p.1726-1730
Hauptverfasser:	Bakker, P. A. C., Ez‐Zaitouni, Z., van Lunteren, M., van den Berg, R., De Hooge, M., Fagerli, K. M., Landewé, R., van Oosterhout, M., Ramonda, R., Reijnierse, M., van der Heijde, D., van Gaalen, F. A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Axis, Cervical Vertebra - pathology Back Pain - diagnosis Chronic Pain - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Europe Female HLA-B27 Antigen - blood Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods Male Middle Aged Physical Examination Radiography Sacroiliac Joint - diagnostic imaging Spondylarthritis - diagnosis Time Factors Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Objective To investigate whether HLA–B27 testing and imaging of the sacroiliac joints are needed in patients with ≤1 spondyloarthritis (SpA) feature, referred to a secondary care setting, after medical history collection, clinical examination, and measurement of acute phase reactants. Methods Baseline data from patients in the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort visiting the rheumatology outpatient clinic of 5 centers across Europe (with back pain ≥3 months, ≤2 years, onset at ages
ISSN:	2151-464X 2151-4658
DOI:	10.1002/acr.22883