Very early spondyloarthritis: Where the inflammation in the sacroiliac joints starts

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1644-1646

  Bollow, M ^a   Hermann, K G A ^b   Biedermann, T ^c   Sieper, J ^b   Schontube M ^c   Braun, J ^d  

^a Augusta Kranken Anstalt   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c 2nd Children's Hospital Berlin Buch   (Germany)

^d RHEUMAZENTRUM RUHRGEBIET   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ANAMNESIS; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; ENTHESITIS; FOOT MALFORMATION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACROILIITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT; SUBLUXATION; TENDINITIS;

AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SACROILIAC JOINT; SPONDYLARTHRITIS; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 27444440787     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2004.034967     Document Type: Article

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