Causes of sacroiliitis - symmetric vs asymmetric (mnemonic)
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A mnemonic for remembering the symmetric vs. asymmetric causes of sacroiliitis is:
- PAIR
Mnemonic
- P: psoriatic arthritis
- A: ankylosing spondylitis
- I: inflammatory bowel related
- R: reactive (e.g. Reiter syndrome)
The outside letters P & R (letters are far apart) are the asymmetric causes and the inside letters A & I (letters are close together) are the symmetric causes.
-<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> for remembering the symmetric vs. asymmetric causes of <a title="Sacroiliitis" href="/articles/sacroiliac-joint-disease-differential">sacroiliitis</a> is:</p><ul><li><strong>PAIR</strong></li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>- +<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> for remembering the symmetric vs. asymmetric <strong>causes of <a href="/articles/sacroiliac-joint-disease-differential">sacroiliitis</a></strong> is:</p><ul><li><strong>PAIR</strong></li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>
-<strong>I: </strong>inflammatory bowel related</li>- +<strong>I: </strong><a title="Enteropathic arthritis" href="/articles/enteropathic-arthritis">inflammatory bowel related</a>
- +</li>
-<strong>R: </strong>reactive (e.g. Reiter syndrome)</li>- +<strong>R: </strong><a title="Reactive arthritis" href="/articles/reactive-arthritis">reactive</a> (e.g. <a title="Reiter syndrome" href="/articles/reactive-arthritis">Reiter syndrome</a>)</li>
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