Ankylosing Spondylitis Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Ankylosing Spondylitis, including details on diagnosis, treatment, symptoms, causes.

Prevalence of atherosclerotic risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis.

Mok CC, Ko GT, Ho LY, Yu KL, Chan PT, To CH

Tuen Mun Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. ccmok2005@yahoo.com

Published 31 January 2011 in Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 63(2): 195-202.
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Articles on Ankylosing Spondylitis published 28 January 2011:

The use of adalimumab for cricoarytenoid arthritis in ankylosing spondylitis--an effective therapy.   Laryngoscope, 121(2): 335-8.

This report describes cartilaginous regeneration in a cricoarytenoid joint affected by spondyloarthropathy using tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blockade, monitored by magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) imaging. This case is interesting for several reasons. It is only the eighth case of destructive ankylosing spondylitis-related cricoarytenoid arthritis published in the English language literature. It describes, for the first time, full recovery of vocal cord mobility ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Articles on Ankylosing Spondylitis published 14 January 2011:

Association of STAT3 and TNFRSF1A with ankylosing spondylitis in Han Chinese.   Ann Rheum Dis, 70(2): 289-92.

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Association of STAT3 and TNFRSF1A with ankylosing spondylitis in Han Chinese.   Ann Rheum Dis, 70(2): 289-92.

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Articles on Ankylosing Spondylitis published 24 December 2010:

Ankylosing spondylitis: patterns of radiographic involvement--a re-examination of accepted principles in a cohort of 769 patients.   Radiology, 258(1): 192-8.

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Articles on Ankylosing Spondylitis published 24 November 2010:

Drug-induced granulomatous interstitial nephritis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis during therapy with adalimumab.   Am J Kidney Dis, 56(6): e17-21.

Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) inhibitors are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn disease, ankylosing spondylitis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Use of TNF inhibitors is associated with the induction of autoimmunity (systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, psoriasis, and sarcoidosis/sarcoid-like granulomas). We report a case of interstitial granulomatous nephritis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis after 18 months of treatment ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Drug-induced granulomatous interstitial nephritis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis during therapy with adalimumab.   Am J Kidney Dis, 56(6): e17-21.

Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) inhibitors are used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn disease, ankylosing spondylitis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Use of TNF inhibitors is associated with the induction of autoimmunity (systemic lupus erythematosus, vasculitis, psoriasis, and sarcoidosis/sarcoid-like granulomas). We report a case of interstitial granulomatous nephritis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis after 18 months of treatment ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Articles on Ankylosing Spondylitis published 8 November 2010:

Case report: Spinal anesthesia by mini-laminotomy for a patient with ankylosing spondylitis who was difficult to anesthetize.   Clin Orthop Relat Res, 468(12): 3415-8.

BACKGROUND: Orthopaedic surgeons frequently encounter patients with ankylosing spondylitis who would benefit from various types of lower limb operations; however, some of these patients present challenges for anesthesiologists. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the case of a 65-year-old patient with a fractured femoral component 30 years after a cemented THA. The patient had severe tracheal stenosis and ankylosing spondylitis making general endotracheal and conventional neuraxial anesthesia nearly ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

Case report: Spinal anesthesia by mini-laminotomy for a patient with ankylosing spondylitis who was difficult to anesthetize.   Clin Orthop Relat Res, 468(12): 3415-8.

BACKGROUND: Orthopaedic surgeons frequently encounter patients with ankylosing spondylitis who would benefit from various types of lower limb operations; however, some of these patients present challenges for anesthesiologists. CASE DESCRIPTION: We report the case of a 65-year-old patient with a fractured femoral component 30 years after a cemented THA. The patient had severe tracheal stenosis and ankylosing spondylitis making general endotracheal and conventional neuraxial anesthesia nearly ... [Abstract] [Full-text]

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