1. Is it axSpA or
just a simple pelvic pain?
Dr. Mahmoud Samir
Head of Rheumatology & Physical Medicine Dep.
Imbaba General Hospital
Seven S, Ostergaard M, Morsel-Carlson L, et.al. “MRI Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints for Differentiation of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis from
Postpartum Women, Patients with Disc Herniation, Cleaning Staff, Long Distance Runners and Healthy Persons – A Prospective Cross-sectional Study
of 204 Participants.”Arthritis & Rheumatology (2019), doi: 10.1002/art.41037
10. axSpA and quality of life
Garrido-Cumbrera et al. The European Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis: Capturing the Patient Perspective – an Analysis of 2846
Patients Across 13 Countries. Current Rheumatology Reports. 2019;21:19
axSpA can disrupt every aspect of
a person's life and its quality
Understanding the challenges faced by people living with
axSpA to shape discussions towards improving their
quality of life
15. More can be done for Women with axSpA to
ensure the right diagnosis, at the right time
16. More can be done for Women with axSpA to
ensure the right diagnosis, at the right time
You may have inflammatory back pain if your pain has persisted for more than 3 months
and you answer ‘yes’ to at least 4 of the 5 following questions.
17. More can be done for Women with axSpA to
ensure the right diagnosis, at the right time
18. ASAS-EULAR Recommendations for
Management of SpA (2016 Update)
van der Heijde, Désirée, et al. 2016 update of the ASAS-EULAR management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis. Annals of the rheumatic
diseases. 2017;76.6:978–91.