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Early differential diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis among patients with low back pain in primary care.
- Source :
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BMC Family Practice . 5/16/2020, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p1-3. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Diagnosing and treating low back pain (LBP) is a worldwide major primary care challenge in which a differential diagnosis between non-specific LBP and conditions with a known pathology is essential for choosing the optimal treatment strategy. The time required for the diagnosis of a condition such as ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was previously found too long. However, a recently published paper by Bashir et al. found that distinct episodes of axial pain separated by more than 6 months seem more predictive than currently applied characteristics in reaching an early diagnosis of AS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712296
- Volume :
- 21
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- BMC Family Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 143244701
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01161-6