Diagnostic delay and its associated factors in Chinese axial spondyloarthritis: A single ‐center study of 1295 patients

ConclusionOur findings depicted a detailed spectrum of diagnostic delay in Chinese axSpA, verified five associated factors that may help facilitate timely diagnosis of axSpA, and pinpointed that timely medication was unsatisfying, especially in the late diagnosis group.

Source: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases - November 16, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Xuqi Zheng, Zena Chen, Xinyu Wu, Ya Xie, Jialing Wu, Min Xiao, Mingcan Yang, Liudan Tu, Shuangyan Cao, Qiujing Wei, Jieruo Gu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research