title: [Spondylarthritis--a family of inflammatory-rheumatic diseases].
abstract: Spondyloarthritides are chronic inflammatory disorders, characterized by sacroiliitis, spondylitis, peripheral arthritis, extra-articular manifestations and association with HLA-B27. Specific clinical presentations allow to differentiate between different diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, reactive arthritis, psoriasis arthritis and arthritis in inflammatory bowel disease. For therapy, regular physiotherapy, ergonomic counselling, anti-inflammatory drugs, disease-modifying drugs and antibiotics for chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis are used.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatologische Universitätsklinik, Inselspital, Bern.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beyeler
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Spondylarthritiden--eine Familie entzündlich-rheumatischer Erkrankungen.