Conference paper

Early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthropaties

Božidar Ćurković ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Spondyloarthropaties are the group of seronegative inflammatory rheumatic diseases affecting axial and perpendicular skelet. Most of the patients belong to the work active population and the longterm prognosis and outcome is poor. The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis is delayed over years, sometimes decades. Our perception of spondyloarthropaties todays is changing. Early diagnosis and agressive treatment could influence to prognosis and outcome. For these purposes we have new diagnostic techniques and new potent drugs.

Keywords

spondyloarthropathies; ankylosing spondylitis; early diagnosis; axial skeleton

Hrčak ID:

125977

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/125977

Publication date:

15.10.2004.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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