Abstract | BACKGROUND: INVESTIGATIONS:
Slit-lamp biomicroscopy, laser-flare photometry, optical coherence tomography, chest radiography, angiotensin-converting-enzyme test, mycobacterial culture from gastric lavage, serology tests for syphilis, brucellosis, toxoplasmosis, toxocarosis, antinuclear antibodies, rheumatoid factor, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, antimyeloperoxydase antibodies and antiproteinase 3 antibodies. DIAGNOSIS: MANAGEMENT:
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Authors | Dominique Monnet, Laurence Moachon, Maxime Dougados, Antoine P Brézin |
Journal | Nature clinical practice. Rheumatology
(Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol)
Vol. 2
Issue 7
Pg. 393-7
(Jul 2006)
ISSN: 1745-8382 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16932725
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Chronic Disease
- HLA-B27 Antigen
(immunology)
- Humans
- Male
- Severity of Illness Index
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
(complications, immunology)
- Tomography, Optical Coherence
- Uveitis, Anterior
(complications, immunology, pathology)
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