PMID- 31165930 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200302 LR - 20200302 IS - 1435-1250 (Electronic) IS - 0340-1855 (Linking) VI - 79 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Feb TI - Neuropathic pain in ankylosing spondylitis: a meta-analysis. PG - 95-102 LID - 10.1007/s00393-019-0654-3 [doi] AB - AIM: The aim of this study was to compare demographic characteristics, disease activity, functional status, and quality of life between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with neuropatic pain (NP) and AS without NP (Non-NP). METHODS: The MEDLINE via PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Embase database, from the earliest available date of indexing through December 20, 2018, were searched for comparative studies evaluating NP in AS patients. Two authors performed the data extraction independently. Any discrepancies were resolved by consensus. RESULTS: Four comparative studies were identified. There was no statistically significant difference in terms of age, body mass index, symptom duration, and inflammatory markers, such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C‑reactive protein between NP and Non-NP. The sex ratios (F/M) were approximately 1/1 in NP and 1/2 in Non-NP and the proportion of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27-positive patients in NP and Non-NP was 65.7% and 83.0%, respectively. NP patients had significantly higher visual analogue scale pain scores, higher Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, higher Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, and lower SF-Item Short Form physical component scores compare to Non-NP patients. CONCLUSION: The current meta-analysis showed that NP patients had significantly higher pain severity, higher disease activity and lower quality of life than Non-NP patients. The sex ratio (F/M) and proportion of HLA-B27 positive patients were different between the two groups. Further well-designed studies are needed to substantiate our results. FAU - Kim, T W AU - Kim TW AD - Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Bonebarum Hospital, Yangsan, Korea (Republic of). FAU - Son, S M AU - Son SM AD - BioMedical Research Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea (Republic of). FAU - Lee, J S AU - Lee JS AD - BioMedical Research Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, 179 Gudeok-Ro, Seo-Gu, 49241, Busan, Korea (Republic of). jungsublee@pusan.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis TT - Neuropathischer Schmerz bei ankylosierender Spondylitis - eine Metaanalyse. PL - Germany TA - Z Rheumatol JT - Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie JID - 0414162 RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Blood Sedimentation MH - C-Reactive Protein MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - *Neuralgia/etiology MH - *Quality of Life MH - Severity of Illness Index MH - *Spondylitis, Ankylosing/complications OTO - NOTNLM OT - Ankylosing spondylitis OT - Disease activity OT - Meta-analysis OT - Neuropathic pain OT - Quality of life EDAT- 2019/06/06 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/03 06:00 CRDT- 2019/06/06 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/06 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00393-019-0654-3 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00393-019-0654-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Z Rheumatol. 2020 Feb;79(1):95-102. doi: 10.1007/s00393-019-0654-3.