TY - JOUR T1 - Spondyloarthropathies: Using presentation to make the diagnosis JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 184 LP - 206 VL - 71 IS - 3 AU - Siwat Kiratiseavee AU - Lawrence H. Brent Y1 - 2004/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/3/184.abstract N2 - Diagnosing the spondyloarthropathies—chronic inflammatory diseases of the spine and peripheral joints that share several distinctive features—is challenging and depends on careful evaluation of the history, physical examination, and radiographs. The recent use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors is exciting and may represent true disease-modifying drugs for these conditions. ER -