Guatemalan Association against Rheumatic Diseases, Facultad de Medicina, Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Am J Med Sci. 2011 Apr;341(4):295-7. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31820f8cf1.
The authors reviewed retrospectively a cohort of 233 spondyloarthropathy patients observed in 2 centers in Guatemala City, Guatemala, and in hospitals in San Salvador, El Salvador, and San José, Costa Rica. Guatemalan patients were either from the clinic of Guatemalan Association against Rheumatic Diseases (n = 105) or from the private clinic of AGK (n = 78). El Salvador patients (n = 17) were from Hospital Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social, and Costa Rican patients (n = 33) were from Hospital Calderón Guardia, San José, Costa Rica. Except for the Costa Rican data, which were published in 2007, the patients' medical records were analyzed using standardized questionnaires. Prevalence of spondyloarthropathy was slightly higher in females than males (57% versus 43%, respectively). The median age was 47.5 years. Most of our patients were diagnosed with reactive arthritis or undifferentiated arthritis (47% and 33%, respectively); 10% of patients had ankylosing spondylitis and 9% psoriatic arthritis.
作者回顾性分析了在危地马拉城的 2 个中心和萨尔瓦多的圣萨尔瓦多医院和哥斯达黎加的圣何塞的 233 例脊柱关节病患者的队列。危地马拉患者要么来自危地马拉抗风湿疾病协会的诊所（n=105），要么来自 AGK 的私人诊所（n=78）。萨尔瓦多患者（n=17）来自萨尔瓦多社会保障研究所医院，哥斯达黎加患者（n=33）来自哥斯达黎加圣何塞的卡尔德隆·加迪亚医院。除了 2007 年发表的哥斯达黎加的数据外，使用标准化问卷分析了患者的病历。脊柱关节病的患病率在女性中略高于男性（分别为 57%和 43%）。中位年龄为 47.5 岁。我们的大多数患者被诊断为反应性关节炎或未分化关节炎（分别为 47%和 33%）；10%的患者患有强直性脊柱炎，9%的患者患有银屑病关节炎。
