Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is associated with several comorbidities which contribute
significantly to morbidity and mortality and add to the complexity of management. In addition …

The clinical significance of the high-resolution computed tomography abnormalities remains
to be determined. Most of the published studies are cross-sectional, and are limited by lack …

Introduction Pulmonary involvement is a known manifestation in patients with ankylosing
spondylitis (AS). However, previous studies have been based on small samples and the …

This is a prospective study analyzing 52 asymptomatic, consecutive patients with ankylosing
spondylitis (AS), who submitted to a pulmonary investigation that included plain chest …

Few randomized controlled trials (RCT) have shown a demonstrable treatment effect in
systemic sclerosis (SSc), making it difficult to evaluate outcome measures in this disease …

The term spondyloarthropathy or spondyloarthritis (SpA) refers to a group of immune-
medicated rheumatic diseases that are characterized by inflammation of axial and …

OBJECTIVES: HLA-B27 positivity strongly influences Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) disease
susceptibility and phenotype. The aim of this study was to analyse an AS cohort with respect …

Objective To investigate the relationships between spinal mobility, pulmonary function,
structural change of the spine, pain, fatigue, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with …

To determine the prevalence of lung involvement and the spectrum of abnormalities
revealed on HRCT in patients with AS, a systematic literature review was conducted in the …

Hypoventilation can be caused by diseases of the chest wall. Any anatomical or functional
abnormality of the bony thorax increases dead space ventilation and the work of breathing …