Spondyloarthritis

Having older siblings, childhood tonsillectomy linked to increased risk for AS in case-control analysis Factors associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been identified and include having older siblings and childhood tonsillectomy, according to a study published online Oct. 16 in RMD Open. Matilda Morin, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues conducted a nationwide, register-based,...

This study found that the neck disability index is higher in patients with neuropathic pain. A positive correlation was observed between neuropathic pain screening score and functional deterioration of study participants with cervical radicular pain. Cervical radicular pain is frequently caused by herniation of a disc or degenerative spondylosis. This type of pain is perceived...

Risks associated with COVID-19 severity COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk for autoimmune and autoinflammatory connective tissue disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Network Open. Sung Ha Lim, M.D., from the Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine in South Korea, and colleagues examined the incidences and risks for autoimmune and...

THURSDAY, Jan. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For patients discharged after acute ischemic stroke (AIS), the risk for stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) is reduced for those with psoriasis or other chronic inflammatory diseases, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. Layne Dylla, M.D., Ph.D., from the...