THE CLASSIFICATION OF SPONDYLOARTHRITIDES
Authors:
Đurđica Babić-Naglić
Summary
Spondyloarthritides (SpA) are a heterogeneous group of HLA-B27 associated musculoskeletal diseases that affect the axial and peripheral skeleton and most of them have some extraskeletal manifestations. The last classification criteria for SpA that has developed ASAS (Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society) working group have been published recently. The new criteria include the typical clinical and laboratory characteristics of all entities from the spectrum of SpA, which enables early diagnosis and planning of treatment strategies.
Sažetak
Spondiloartritisi (SpA) su heterogena skupina HLA-B27 asociranih muskuloskeletnih bolesti koje zahvaćaju aksijalni i periferni skelet, a većina ima i ekstraskeletne manifestacije. Ove godine objavljeni su zadnji klasifikacijski kriteriji za SpA koje je izradila ASAS (Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society) radna skupina. U novim kriterijima respektiraju se tipična klinička i laboratorijska obilježja svih entiteta iz spektra SpA što omogućava ranu dijagnozu i planiranje optimalne strategije liječenja.
