Article
The spondyloarthropathies in Zimbabwe: a clinical and immunogenetic profile.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Oct 1990
Stein M, Davis P, Emmanuel J, West G
Abstract excerpt
Spondyloarthropathies are rare in Africa and there is little data regarding HLA association. We prospectively studied 19 patients with spondyloarthropathy, recording clinical details and performing tissue typing (ABC loci). There were 9 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (8 males), all had seve...
Topics
- Adult
- Arthritis, Reactive
- HLA Antigens
- Humans
- Male
- Phenotype
- Radiography
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- Zimbabwe