EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHROPATIES
Authors:
Božidar Ćurković
Summary
Spondyloarthropaties are the group of seronegative inflammatory rheumatic diseases affecting axial and perpendicular skelet. Most of the patients belong to the work active population and the longterm prognosis and outcome is poor. The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis is delayed over years, sometimes decades. Our perception of spondyloarthropaties todays is changing. Early diagnosis and agressive treatment could influence to prognosis and outcome. For these purposes we have new diagnostic techniques and new potent drugs.
Sažetak
Spondiloartropatije su seronegativne upalne reumatske bolesti koje zahvaćaju aksijalni i perpendikularni skelet. Oboljeva radno aktivna populacija a ishod bolesti dugoročno je loš. Dijagnoza ankilozantnog spondilitisa kasni više godina pa čak i desetljeća. Danas je promijenjena percepcija o spondiloartropatijama. Postavljanjem dijagnoze na vrijeme i agresivnijim terapijskim postupcima možemo utjecati na prognozu i ishod bolesti. Za to nam stoje na raspolaganju nove dijagnostičke tehnike i novi potentni lijekovi.
