Supplement of standard protocol for treatment ofankylosing spondylitis
Authors:
K. Pavelka; J. Štolfa; J. Vencovský
Authors‘ workplace:
Revmatologický ústav, Praha
Published in:
Čes. Revmatol., , 2004, No. 1, p. 30-35.
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Overview
In 1999, standards for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis were published by Czech Society forRheumatology. Anti-TNF treatment has been approved for ankylosing spondylitis in 2003, andtherefore the supplement to those standard protocols is being published. Disease characterization,diagnostic criteria, basic conditions for TNF blockers-treatment, the way of use of individual agentsand follow-up during the treatment are presented in the paper.
Key words:
ankylosing spondylitis, standard protocols of treatment, biological agents, TNFblockers
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Dermatology & STDs Paediatric rheumatology RheumatologyArticle was published in
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