Monitoring Achilles enthesitis in ankylosing spondylitis during TNF-α antagonist therapy: An ultrasound study

Rheumatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 578-582

  Aydin, Sibel Zehra ^a   Karadag, Omer ^b   Filippucci, Emilio ^c   Atagunduz, Pamir ^a   Akdogan, Ali ^b   Kalyoncu, Umut ^b   Grassi, Walter ^c   Direskeneli, Haner ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Achilles tendon; Ankylosing spondylitis; Enthesitis; TNF antagonist therapy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ETANERCEPT; INFLIXIMAB;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; BURSITIS; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG MONITORING; ECHOGRAPHY; ENTHESITIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950526219     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kep410     Document Type: Article

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