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Abstracts tagged "spondylarthritis and ultrasonography"

  • Abstract Number: 1206 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Ultrasonographic Involvement of the Anterior Chest Wall,a Five Years Follow up

    Frank Verhoeven1,2, Maxime Sondag3, Mickaël Chouk1, Clément Prati4,5 and Daniel Wendling6,7, 1Rheumatology, CHU de Besançon, Besançon, France, 2EA 4267 PEPITE, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Besançon, France, 3rheumatology, CHU de Besançon, Besancon, France, 4Rheumatology, University Hospital - Bourgogne Franche Comté University, Besancon, France, 5EA 4267 FDE, FHU INCREASE, Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Besancon, France, 6Rheumatology, University Hospital - Bourgogne Franche Comté University, Besançon, France, 7EA 4266, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25000 Besançon, France, F-25000 Besançon, France

    Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthrits is characterized by inflammatory back pain. Anterior chest wall (ACW) pain is common and a previous study reported a prevalence à 35.5 %…
  • Abstract Number: 1632 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Enthesis in Patients Affected By Entheropatic Spondiloarthritis. Focus on Distal Enthesis of the Patellar Tendon

    Alberto Batticciotto1, Giada Prato2, Marco Antivalle3, Maria Chiara Ditto4, Michele Agosti5, Enrico Cumbo2, Rossella Talotta2, Fabiola Atzeni6 and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini5, 1SS Reumatologia Ospedale di Circolo - fondazione Macchi ASST Settelaghi, Varese, Italy, 2Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy, 3Rheumatology, Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, 4Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Città Della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy, 5Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, 6Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Enteropathic arthritis (EA) belongs to the spondyloarthritis (SpA) spectrum of diseases and occurs in patients affected by inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Several works demonstrated…
  • Abstract Number: 1650 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Subclinical Atheromatosis and Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis

    Tomas Cazenave1, Maria Celeste Orozco2, Gustavo Citera3, Emilce E Schneeberger1 and Marcos G. Rosemffet2, 1Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, CABA, Argentina

    Background/Purpose: There is evidence that shows an increased cardiovascular risk in patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Ultrasonography (US) is a simple imaging tool used to…
  • Abstract Number: 1874 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Development of an Ultrasonographic Enthesitis Score for Psoriatic Arthritis Patients

    Stephanie Tom1,2, Yujie Zhong3, Richard J. Cook4, Sibel Z. Aydin5,6, Gurjit S. Kaeley7 and Lihi Eder8,9, 1Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3MRC Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 4Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 5The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 6University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 7University of Florida, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 8Women's College Research Institute, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Enthesitis affects approximately a third of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and is often considered the earliest site of inflammation. The accuracy of clinical…
  • Abstract Number: 2015 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Ultrasonographyc Evaluation of Metacarpophalangeal Joints Can be Useful in the Differential Diagnosis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and  Early Spondyloarthritis. Α Monocentric Preliminary Study

    Alberto Batticciotto1, Giada Prato2, Marco Antivalle2, Maria Chiara Ditto1, Maria Chiara Gerardi2, Rossella Talotta2, Federica Rigamonti2, Fabiola Atzeni1 and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini2, 1Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, 2Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Background/Purpose: A number of studies have demonstrated that musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) is more sensitive in diagnosing arthritis than clinical examination although, as underlined in a…
  • Abstract Number: 559 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Ultra Sonographic Evaluation of the Anterior Chest Wall in Spondyloarthritis. a Prospective Study

    Frank Verhoeven1, Xavier Guillot2, Marie Godfrin-Valnet3, Clément Prati4 and Daniel Wendling4, 1Rheumatology, CHU jean Minjoz, Besançon, France, 2rheumatology, Besançon, France, 3Rheumatology, CHRU, Besançon, France, 4Service de Rhumatologie, CHU J Minjoz, Besancon, France

    Background/Purpose: Anterior chest wall (ACW) involvement is a characteristic feature of spondyloarthritis (SpA), even in early stages, but its paraclinic exploration is not standardized.The aim…
  • Abstract Number: 141 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Prevalence of Subclinical Enthesopathy in Asymptomatic First Degree Relatives of Patients with Spondyloarthritis

    Tomas Cazenave1, Natalia Zamora2, Marcelo Audisio3,4, Ana M. Bertoli5, Guillermo Py6, Walter Spindler7, Javier Rosa8, David A. Navarta9, Teresita de Alvarellos10, Luciana Mas11, Gustavo Citera12 and Marcos G. Rosemffet13, 1Junin 519 1ero B, IREP, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2IREP, Echeverría 955, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3DEH, Córdoba, Argentina, 4Bedoya 650 Bº Alta Córdoba, Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba., Cordoba, Argentina, 5Instituto Reumatológico Strusberg, Cordoba, Cordoba, Argentina, 6Servicio de Reumatología del Hospital Nacional de Clínicas, Córdoba., Cordoba, Argentina, 7Centro Médico Privado de Reumatología, Tucumán, Argentina, 8Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Internal Medical Services, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 10Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, 11Laboratorio de Histocompatibilidad, Hospital Privado Centro Medico De Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina, 12Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 13Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Background/Purpose There are no studies evaluating enthesis involvement detected by US in relatives of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients. Objectives: 1) To evaluate and compare the prevalence…

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