The Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis, the Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis: The Tangled Skein of Rheumatology
Since 1984 the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) has been based upon the modified New York (mNY) criteria with mandatory presence of radiographic sacroiliitis, without which the diagnosis is not tenable. However, it may take years or decades for radiographic sacroiliitis to develop delaying t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2017-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Rheumatology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1824794 |