RT Book, Section
A1 Cabral, David A.
A1 Tucker, Lori B.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7019233
T1 Chapter 202. Spondyloarthropathies
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7019233
RD 2024/04/19
AB The  word  spondyloarthropathy  (referring  to  arthritis  of  the  spine  and  sacroiliac  joints)  evolved  in  the  adult  population  to  distinguish  a  group  of  chronic  arthritides  that  differed  from  rheumatoid  arthritis.  These  conditions  were  distinct  in  that  they  involved  axial  joints,  were  associated  with  the  HLA-B27  haplotype,  had  a  frequent  family  history  of  these  diseases,  and  were  rheumatoid  factor  negative.  Traditionally  the  specifically  named  spondyloarthropathies  included  ankylosing  spondylitis,  psoriatic  arthritis,  the  arthropathy  of  inflammatory  bowel  disease,  and  Reiter  disease.