Case study

AxSpA Case Study

Take our patient case study quiz specially curated for you by our Editorial Panel Member, Dr. Victoria Navarro Compán.

A 23-year-old woman presents chronic back pain (lasting for 6 months), which awakes her during the second part of the night and reliefs with ibuprofen 600 mg every 8h. She was also diagnosed with right plantar fasciitis 2 years ago. She did not have any family history of spondyloarthritis, psoriasis, uveitis or inflammatory bowel disease. Her lab test revealed C-reactive protein <5 mg/L and HLA-B27 negative.

Under these circumstances, which would be the most appropriate way to proceed?