AxSpA patients who also meet criteria for fibromyalgia: identifying distinct patient clusters using data from a UK national register (BSRBR-AS)

AxSpA patients who also meet criteria for fibromyalgia: identifying distinct patient clusters using data from a UK national register (BSRBR-AS)

Abstract Background Around 1 in 8 patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) also meet criteria for fibromyalgia and such patients have considerable unmet need. Identifying effective therapy is important but to what extent fibromyalgia-like symptoms relate to axSpA disease severity has not been e...

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Main Authors: Gary J. Macfarlane, Ejaz Pathan, Stefan Siebert, Jonathan Packham, Karl Gaffney, Ernest Choy, Raj Sengupta, Fabiola Atzeni, Kathryn R. Martin, Gareth T. Jones, Linda E. Dean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Rheumatology
Subjects:
Axial spondyloarthritis
Fibromyalgia
Comorbidity
Criteria
Disease register
Cluster analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-019-0066-7

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