Can rheumatologists unequivocally diagnose axial spondyloarthritis in patients with chronic back pain of less than 2 years duration? Primary outcome of the 2-year SPondyloArthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort.
Mary Lucy MarquesJosef S SmolenMiranda van LunterenRosalinde Anne StalRobert B M LandeweMarleen van de SandeKaren Minde FagerliInger Jorid BergMaikel van OosterhoutSofia ExarchouRoberta RamondaDésirée Mfm van der HeijdeFloris A van GaalenPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2024)
can be reliably made in nearly one-third of patients with CBP referred to the rheumatologist, but diagnostic uncertainty may persist in 5%-30% after 2y. Repeated assessments yield is modest, but repeating MRI may be worthwhile in male HLA-B27+ patients.