Relationship of HS CRP and sacroiliac joint inflammation in undifferentiated spondyloarthritis

Abstract

Elevation of serum high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level has been demonstrated as a risk factor for varying diseases, as well as a biomarker for predicting recovery after operation of lumber disc herniation. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between serum hs-CRP and sacroiliac (SI) joint inflammation in patients with undifferentiated spondyloarthritis (uSpA).

Keywords

• high sensitivity c-reactive protein
• sacroiliac joint
• biomarker
• undifferentiated spondyloarthritis
• quantitative sacroiliac scintigraphy