Abstract:Introduction: Axial spondyloarthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the axial skeleton. Anti-TNF can be a therapy of choice for ankylosing spondylitis.
Case Illustration: A 33-year-old male patient complained of chronic low back pain. The patient is diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis based on New York Criteria 84. Initial therapy included NSAIDs for six months but showed no response. After we initiated the TNF inhibitor therapy, patients showed significant clinical improvement: BASDA… Show more
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