Spondyloarthritis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a prospective hospital-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the spectrum of spondyloarthritis (SpA) in outpatients with symptoms of rheumatism attending two rheumatology practices in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Design

A descriptive prospective multicentre outpatient study.

Setting

The present study analysed 6 months data (from 1 December 2012 till 31 May 2013).

Participants

Nine hundred and eighty-four consecutive outpatients were studied.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

A clinical diagnosis of SpA was made and several classification criteria were applied afterwards. Radiographic lesions in the sacroiliac joint were scored with the modified New York criteria. BASDAI and BASFI were evaluated in axial SpA (axSpA). The primary end point was the prevalence of SpA and the secon

SUBMITTER: Lebughe P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5942448 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature