RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Spondyloarthritis Among Patients With Uveitis: Can We Improve Referral Pathways?
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP jrheum.220263
DO 10.3899/jrheum.220263
A1 Lihi Eder
YR 2022
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2022/05/10/jrheum.220263.abstract
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.