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Video Short: Anterior Uveitis & Axial SpA - HLA-B27 Testing, Features, Support? (feat Detective Pikachu & others)
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The most common type of Uveitis (inflammation in the eye) is anterior uveitis, or iritis, and almost 50% of patients with this condition test positive for the genetic marker HLA-B27.
Having a positive result could potentially help establish the diagnosis, guide treatment, and provide information about prognosis. It can help avoid unnecessary diagnostic workup too. But it's a grey area as both false negatives and false positives can happen.
Asking questions is key and results should be interpreted in the context of the full clinical picture.
In particular, asking questions about Axial SpA are crucial - In the UK, we have an 8.5 year gap between onset of symptoms and diagnosis, and we want to shorten this gap!
Be like Detective Pikachu, but don't forget Shin Chan!
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