图书简介

1 What is ankylosing spondylitis?; 2 What is axial spondyloarthritis?; 3 What is the underlying cause? HLA-B27 and other disease predisposing genes; 4 Disease prevalence; 5 Early symptoms; 6 Eye inflammation (acute anterior uveitis); 7 Other manifestations; 8 Findings on clinical examination and laboratory tests; 9 Radiology, MRI, and CT; 10 Diagnosis of other forms of SpA and ’look-alikes’; 11 Other causes of chronic back pain; 12 Assessment of disease activity and functional impairment; 13 Patient education; 14 Exercise and physical therapy; 15 Management: An Overview; 16 Management: Patient’s role; 17 Management: Rheumatologist’s role; 18 NSAIDs and conventional DMARDs; 19 Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors; 20 IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors; and targeted synthetic DMARDs; 21 Living with the disease and its socioeconomic impact; 22 Fused (ankylosed) spine and risk of fractures; 23 Surgical treatment; 24 Nontraditional (complementary or alternative) therapy; 25 Disease course and effect on lifespan; 26 Illustrative case histories; Appendix 1: Patient support groups and organizations; Appendix 2: Glossary; Appendix 3: List of abbreviations; Appendix 4: References and further reading

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