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
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R - reactive (e.g. Reiter
'ssyndrome)
The outside letters P & R (letters are far apart) are the asymmetric causes and the inside letters A & I (letters are close together)are are the symmetric causes.
-<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> for remembering the symmetric vs asymmetric causes of <strong><a href="/articles/differential-diagnosis-for-sacroiliac-joint-disease">sacroiliitis</a></strong> is:</p><ul><li><strong>PAIR</strong></li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>- +<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> for remembering the symmetric vs. asymmetric causes of <strong><a href="/articles/differential-diagnosis-for-sacroiliac-joint-disease">sacroiliitis</a></strong> is:</p><ul><li><strong>PAIR</strong></li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>
-<strong>A </strong>- <a href="/articles/ankylosing_spondylitis">ankylosing spondylitis</a>- +<strong>A </strong>- <a href="/articles/ankylosing-spondylitis">ankylosing spondylitis</a>
-<strong>R </strong>- reactive (e.g. Reiter's syndrome)</li>-</ul><p>The outside letters P & R<em> (letters are far apart)</em> are the asymmetric causes and the inside letters A & I <em>(letters are close together) </em>are the symmetric causes. </p>- +<strong>R </strong>- reactive (e.g. Reiter syndrome)</li>
- +</ul><p>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>
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