Coexistence of Axial Spondyloarthritis and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy

Epidemiology of axial spondyloarthritis

Approach to Diagnosis and Management of an Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of autoimmune diseases characterized by proximal muscle weakness and inflammation of skeletal muscle. Specific forms of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy include polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and inclusion body myositis. Inflammatory myopathies have a bimodal distribution, occurring in patients between 10 and 15 years and 45 and 60 years of age, ex...

Coexistence of axial spondyloarthritis and thromboangiitis obliterans in a young woman.

A peculiar coexistence of axial spondyloarthritis and ischemia of the feet and the fourth finger of the left hand in a young woman, who was a heavy smoker, is discussed in this report. This picture was considered within the context of thromboangiitis obliterans. Positivity of anti-nuclear antibodies and mild elevation of inflammatory parameters were noted. Computed tomography angiograms of uppe...

Axial Spondyloarthritis and Cigarette Smoking

BACKGROUND Smoking is one of the main environmental risk factors involved in several rheumatic diseases according to ACR 2014, it is included among the risk factors for severe axial spondyloarthritis. OBJECTIVES The objective is to study the association between smoking and the activity of the disease, the functional impact and the severity of the axial spondyloarthritis. METHODS It is a tra...

Ankylosing Spondylitis and Axial Spondyloarthritis.

Chronic back pain is common worldwide and is cared for by a variety of providers, but specific, satisfactory treatment is often lacking. Ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disorder that in its extreme form can lead to the bony fusion of vertebral joints, is an uncommon but well-established cause of chronic back pain. During the past decade, ankylosing spondylitis has come to be considered ...