Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways Blood tests are sometimes used to help confirm or rule out conditions ...

The HLA-B27 genetic marker is known to be associated with increased risk for various arthropathies, including JIA. Whether the genetic marker's presence has prognostic value has been uncertain. In ...

There is no specific “diagnostic” or pathognomonic laboratory marker for ankylosing spondylitis/axial spondyloarthritis (AS/axSpA), and diagnosis is based on clinical history, physical examination and ...

In patients with spondyloarthritis, onset of common musculoskeletal symptoms such as back pain led to diagnostic delays averaging over 7 years. Onset with extra-musculoskeletal manifestations such as ...

ShardaCare Healthcity, a leading super-speciality hospital in Greater Noida, renowned for its advanced clinical capabilities and patient-centric approach, is organising a bone marrow transplant (BMT) ...

A 14-year-old Japanese boy noted a blurred vision for 3 weeks in the left eye and was referred to our clinic on 1 February 2001. His best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 6/6 in the right eye and ...