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Earlier recognition of axial SpA in patients with IBD – how can we achieve this

Published May 19th 2024
by NASS

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Hosts Lucy Davies and Professor Hasan Tahir meet with Dr Christian Selinger, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Professor Raj Sengupta, Consultant Rheumatologist at Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Royal United Hospitals Bath. Christian and Raj discuss the links between Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and axial SpA, how gastroenterologists can recognise axial Spa in their patients and how closer working between gastroenterology and rheumatology can help reduce the delay to diagnosis in axial SpA.

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Earlier recognition of axial SpA in patients with IBD – how can we achieve this

Earlier recognition of axial SpA in patients with IBD – how can we achieve this

Symptoms starting slowly

Pain in the lower back

Improves with movement

Night time waking

Early onset (under 40)