title: Spondyloarthropathies: using presentation to make the diagnosis.
abstract: Diagnosing the spondyloarthropathies--chronic inflammatory diseases of the spine and peripheral joints that share several distinctive features--is challenging and depends on careful evaluation of the history, physical examination, and radiographs. The recent use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors is exciting and may represent true disease-modifying drugs for these conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pa, USA.
authors.forename: Siwat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiratiseavee
authors.forename: Lawrence H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Brent
mesh_terms: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D025242:Spondylarthropathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D002097:C-Reactive Protein