HLA-B27 associated seronegative spondyloarthropathies
PAIR
Groups the HLA-B27 associated spondyloarthropathies that are rheumatoid factor negative.
HLA-B27 is supportive, not diagnostic, and not every patient with these conditions carries it.
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PAIR. It helps you recall: HLA-B27 associated seronegative spondyloarthropathies.
Psoriatic arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Inflammatory bowel disease arthritis
P: Psoriatic arthritis; A: Ankylosing spondylitis; I: Inflammatory bowel disease arthritis; R: Reactive arthritis.
It belongs to Immunopathology in Pathology.
HLA-B27 is supportive, not diagnostic, and not every patient with these conditions carries it.
Groups the HLA-B27 associated spondyloarthropathies that are rheumatoid factor negative.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Pathology question about Immunopathology.
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