Factors affecting employment in Japanese patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) [PDF]
Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) often affects individuals during their most productive working years. However, few studies have investigated factors influencing employment in Japanese AS patients.
Hoshiko Furusawa +6 more
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Spine Fractures of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: Fracture Severity and Injury-Related Mortality at a Level I Trauma Center [PDF]
Study Design Retrospective review of prospectively collected cohort. Purpose To identify differences in treatment and mortality of spine fractures in patients with ankylosing conditions of the spine. Overview of Literature Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and
Stephen Ryan Chen +9 more
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Primary Biliary Cholangitis with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Primary biliary cholangitis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune liver disease that is characterized by a positive antimitochondrial antibodies test and progressive destruction of the small intrahepatic bile duct.
Young Mi Hong, Ki Tae Yoon, Mong Cho
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Cost-of-illness of rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis [PDF]
OBJECTIVES:\ud To assess, quantify and summarise the cost of illness of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) from the societal perspective.\ud \ud METHODS:\ud Original studies reporting costs of RA or AS were searched systematically.
Ament, A.J.H.A. +4 more
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Key Clinical Message Clinicians should be aware of rare manifestations of AS, while considering a low threshold for screening vascular involvement in an axial SpA/nrxSpA/AS presenting with unexplained fevers and significant constitutional symptoms and ...
Mahsa Mehdipour Dalivand +6 more
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Efficacy and safety of ixekizumab through 52 weeks in two phase 3, randomised, controlled clinical trials in patients with active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (COAST-V and COAST-W). [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the efficacy and safety of ixekizumab for up to 52 weeks in two phase 3 studies of patients with active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) who were biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD)-naive ...
Baraliakos, X. +19 more
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Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune multisystemic disease that attacks the spine, sacroiliacs, and often causes asymmetrical peripheral oligoarthritis. It results from the interaction between the genetic factors mainly Human Leukocyte
Hanan M. Farouk +2 more
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Ankylosing spondylitis: how does it affect the quality of life?
Ankylosing spondylitis is a progressive and debilitating disease known to immensely affect the quality of life and frequently cause disability. There are several instruments that measure this effect, such as Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity ...
Eva Perak +3 more
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Disease and psychological status in ankylosing spondylitis. [PDF]
Objectives. Psychological factors may be important in the assessment and management of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Our primary objective was to describe associations between disease and psychological status in AS, using AS-specific assessment tools and ...
Goodacre, J. A. +5 more
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a basis for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis
The paper describes the pathomorphological aspects of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and the value of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in its therapy. Clinical trials demonstrate the high efficacy of aceclofenac (aertal) in AS.
A A Godzenko
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