Table 2.
Spondyloarthropathy Characteristics
Variables | Patients with ReA (n=32) |
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History of Peripheral Arthritis n (%) | 32 (100 %) |
History of Sero-Negative SpAs n (%) | 3 (9 %) |
First-Degree Relatives with SpAs n (%) | 2 (6 %) |
Symptoms n (%) | |
Back pain | 29 (91 %) |
Uveitis | 20 (63 %) |
SpA Medications n (%) | |
NSAIDs | 31 (97 %) |
Glucocorticoids | 2 (6 %) |
Medicinal Herbs | 10 (31 %) |
Abnormal Imaging (?*) | |
Ultrasound Achilles Enthesopathy | 14 (44 %) |
Tender Joints n (%) | |
Right Sacroiliac | 27 (82 %) |
Left Sacroiliac | 25 (76 %) |
Right Ankle | 16 (49 %) |
Left Ankle | 18 (55 %) |
Right Elbow | 18 (55 %) |
Left Elbow | 10 (30%) |
Right Knee | 7 (21%) |
Left Knee | 9 (27%) |
Right Shoulder | 16 (50%) |
Left Shoulder | 6 (18%) |
Right Wrist | 4 (12%) |
Left Wrist | 3 (9%) |
Right Distal Interphalangeal | 0 (0%) |
Left Distal Interphalangeal | 0 (0%) |
Right Proximal Interphalangeal | 2 (6%) |
Left Proximal Interphalangeal | 1 (3%) |
Right Metacarpal | 5 (15%) |
Left Metacarpal | 2 (6%) |
Right Metatarsal | 1 (3%) |
Swollen Joints n (%) | |
Right Ankle | 3 (9 %) |
Left Ankle | 4 (13 %) |
Right Elbow | 2 (6 %) |
Left Elbow | 3 (9%) |
Right Knee | 1 (3%) |
Left Knee | 1 (3%) |
Right Wrist | 2 (6%) |
Left Wrist | 2 (6%) |
Right Proximal Interphalangeal | 1 (3%) |
Left Metacarpal | 1 (3%) |
Tender Entheses | |
Right Achilles Tendon | 22 (69 %) |
Left Achilles Tendon | 22 (69 %) |
Right Medial Femoral Condyle | 17 (53 %) |
Left Medial Femoral Condyle | 16 (50%) |
Right Lateral Femoral Condyle | 7 (22%) |
Left Lateral Femoral Condyle | 7 (22%) |
Right Plantar Fascia | 16 (50%) |
Left Plantar Fascia | 15 (47%) |
Most controls did not report any SpA related symptoms, medication use, joint tenderness, or enthesopathy with the exception of 6% reporting uveitis, 16% reporting herbal medication use, and 6% found to have abnormal ultrasound Achilles enthesopathy imaging.