spondylitis/fever

The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arbovirus passed to humans by Aedes mosquitoes. Since its description in 1952, CHIKV has caused millions of human infections in Africa, the Indian Ocean islands, Asia, Europe and America (1). In total, since 2013, the epidemic has affected more than 2 million

Arthritis is defined as inflammation of the joint, Patients have symptoms of joint pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, warmth and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. Arthritis may be caused by transient synovitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA), reactive arthritis, viral

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a clinically common autoimmune disease characterized by abnormal immune response to autologous tissue, eventually resulting in systemic disorders and diverse clinical manifestations of the patients. The pathogenesis of SLE remains unclear, but environmental

The family of inflammatory/autoimmune systemic diseases (IAD) represents a large group of human diseases. For most if not all of these IAD, the pathophysiological processes or exact causes remain poorly understood. Progresses in molecular understanding of these IAD have led to realize that these are

Erosive degenerative disk disease, also known as Modic type 1 changes, is usually characterized by low back pain, with an inflammatory pain pattern, as seen in spondylarthropathies. Intravenous pamidronate has proven effective in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, and in painful bone diseases in

Etoricoxib is an oral, selective cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor approved for the symptomatic treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Spain. Etoricoxib is a marketed product indicated for the relief of symptomatic osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, pain and signs of

AA amyloidosis is associated with chronic inflammatory conditions (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel disease), chronic infection (tuberculosis, osteomyelitis), and Familial Mediterranean Fever. Rheumatoid arthritis is the major cause of AA amyloidosis in Western Europe