Abstracts tagged "diagnosis and epidemiologic methods"

Abstract Number: 2853 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Pattern of Musculoskeletal Complaints in Patients with Suspected Psoriatic Arthritis and Their Correlation with Physical Examination and Ultrasound
Samantha Sarabia ¹, Chandra Farrer ², Jensen Yeung ³, Richard Cook ⁴, Ker-Ai Lee ⁵, Dana Jerome ³ and Lihi Eder⁶, ¹Faculty of Medicine, Queens University, Kingston, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ⁴University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada, ⁵University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ⁶Women’s College Hospital and the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: There is limited information about the constellation of musculoskeletal symptoms experienced by patients with early psoriatic arthritis (PsA). This study aims to describe the…
Abstract Number: 1000 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Mutual Information Theory in Development and Refinement of a Predictive Model for Early Identification of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Atul A. Deodhar¹, Cody Garges², Oodaye Shukla², Theresa Arndt², Tara Grabowsky² and Yujin Park³, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²HVH Precision Analytics, LLC, King of Prussia, PA, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ
Background/Purpose: Delayed diagnosis and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) contribute to the economic, physical and psychological burden on patients and their caregivers. The objective of…
Abstract Number: 1667 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of Anti-CD74 Antibodies in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from a Population with Low HLA-B27 Prevalence Background
Nelly Ziade¹, Fouad Fayad¹, Iyad Mallak², Georges Merheb³, Torsten Witte⁴ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital and Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ²Radiology, Hotel-Dieu de France and Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon, ³Internal Medicine, Notre Dame des Secours University Hospital, Jbeil, Lebanon, ⁴Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ⁵Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is still frequently diagnosed late and its pathogenesis is still unclear. Although a strong genetic association of axSpA with HLA-B27 is…