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The seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are a group of chronic autoimmune inflammatory joint diseases predominantly affecting the axial skeleton and often accompanied by a peripheral arthritis. Seronegative implies that there is no association with rheumatoid factor. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the prototype of the SpA that also includes psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease and undifferentiated spondyloarthropathies. Onset of disease commonly occurs in young adulthood, and in many cases, ankylosing spondylitis is a progressive disease.
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O’Neill, J. (2015). Spondyloarthropathy. In: O'Neill, J. (eds) Essential Imaging in Rheumatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1673-3_6
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