AU - Shirani, Fatemeh AU - Sebt Rozati, Seyed Mehdi TI - Evaluation of pentoxifylline effect in treatment of Ankylosis Spondylitis patients referred to Hazrat Rasool Akram Hospital PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - RJMS JN - RJMS VO - 18 VI - 87 IP - 87 4099 - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1828-en.html 4100 - http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1828-en.pdf SO - RJMS 87 AB  -   Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a spondyloarthropathy of unknown etiology, with widespread effect on axial and peripheral skeleton. The aim of this study was determination of Pentoxifylline effect on BASDAI number of uncontrolled AS patients in Rasool-e-Akram hospital rheumatology clinic.   Methods: This pilot study was performed on 30 patients with ankylosis spondylitis with BASDAI ≥ 4 without attention to previous medical treatment. Pentoxifylline tablets administered 400 mg TDS and patients evaluated at 6 and 12 weeks after treatment. Data were analyzed by Paired T test and p CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - RJMS PG - 8 PT - Research YR - 2011