PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Kiratiseavee, Siwat AU - Brent, Lawrence H. TI - Spondyloarthropathies: Using presentation to make the diagnosis DP - 2004 Mar 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 184--206 VI - 71 IP - 3 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/3/184.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/3/184.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Mar 01; 71 AB - 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.