Life events influence the development of ankylosing spondylitis: A case-control study

Authors

  • Apurva Khare
  • Chandrashekara S

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15305/ijrci/v3i1/99

Abstract

We are reporting a small pilot case-control study exploring the role of stressors of day-to-day life in triggering ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and the effect of various coping strategies adopted by the patients. We consider AS as a good model to study the hypothesis due to its close association with the well-described genetic marker, HLA B27. The onset of rheumatic diseases has been commonly observed. However, the role of stress and stressful life events in the development of rheumatic disease is a matter of debate. Though there are explainable hypothesis, clinical evidence on this association is limited.

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Published

05-03-2015

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2015)

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Letter to the Editor

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