PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lihi Eder
TI  - Spondyloarthritis Among Patients With Uveitis: Can We Improve Referral Pathways?
AID  - 10.3899/jrheum.220263
DP  - 2022 May 15
TA  - The Journal of Rheumatology
PG  - jrheum.220263
4099  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2022/05/10/jrheum.220263.short
4100  - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2022/05/10/jrheum.220263.full
AB  - Delays in diagnosis remain a major gap in the care of patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Despite efforts to improve awareness among family physicians and nonrheumatologist specialists, the average duration from onset of symptoms to diagnosis of axSpA is approximately 8 years,1 which is one of the longest in rheumatology. Such delays in diagnosis are associated with late initiation of therapy and worse disease outcomes.