Relationship between smoking, clinical, inflammatory, and radiographic parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Relationship between smoking, clinical, inflammatory, and radiographic parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Abstract Background Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune multisystemic disease that attacks the spine, sacroiliacs, and often causes asymmetrical peripheral oligoarthritis. It results from the interaction between the genetic factors mainly Human Leukocyte Antigen B27 (HLA B27) and environmen...

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Main Authors: Hanan M. Farouk, Maryam A. Abdel-Rahman, Rasha Mohamad Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-08-01
Series:Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Subjects:
Ankylosing spondylitis
Smoking
Chest expansion
ESR
CRP
BASDAI
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43166-021-00076-z

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