Juvenile spondyloarthropathy: an important clinical lesson to remember
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Tarsitis as an initial manifestation of juvenile spondyloarthropathy.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of tarsitis as one of the first symptoms of juvenile spondyloarthropathy (JSpA) and to analyze whether patients with tarsitis at onset differ from those without it. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed, from January 1996 to September 2007, at a paediatric rheumatology unit of a tertiary university hospital. RESULTS...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Case Reports
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1757-790X
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213220