Ankylosing spondylitis (AS, from Greek ankylos, fused; spondylos, vertebra; -itis, inflammation), previously known as Bechterew`s disease (or syndrome) and Marie-Strümpell disease, is a chronic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton, with variable involvement of peripheral joints and nonarticular structures. AS is a member of the group of th....
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(from the article `spondylitis`) inflammation of one or more of the vertebrae. Spondylitis takes several forms; the most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, ... ...of bone. Another type of arthritis is associated with chronic intestinal diseases—ulcerative colitis, regional enteritis, inflammatory bowel ... [2 rel...
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A medical condition in which parts of the spine (the joints between the vertebrae) become inflamed. The condition causes back pain and stiffness, and can lead to deformities of the spine and damage to the spinal cord.
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<rheumatology> A polyarthritis involving the spine, which is characterised by progressive, painful stiffening of the joints and ligaments. It almost exclusively affects young men. ... Interestingly the disease seems to be associated with HLA B27, those with this histocompatability antigen are 300 times more likely to get the disease, 90% of s...
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a form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects the vertebral column, characterized by inflammation of the facet joints and inflammatory changes of the stabilizing ligaments of the vertebral column (enthesopathy). It affects males almost exclusively. There is stiffening of vertebral joints and ligaments, so that movement becomes increasi...
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Arthritis of the spine, resembling rheumatoid arthritis.
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This is an inflammatory condition that affects the sacro-iliac joints and spine. In later stages, the spinal ligaments contract and calcify. The spine steadily bends forward into severe kyphosis and becomes one rigid bone.
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Polyarthritis involving spine, which may become more-or-less rigid. Interestingly the disease seems to be associated with HLA-B27; those with this histocompatibility antigen are 300 times more likely to get the disease, 90% of sufferers have HLA-B27
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A disease of the spine causing gradual loss of mobility in the joints between the vertebrae.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. arthritis of the spine, resembling rheumatoid arthritis, which may progress to bony ankylosis with ossification of the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments; the disease is more common in males, often with the rheumatoid factor absent and the HLA antigen present. There is a striking association with the B27 tissue...
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Our Ankylosing spondylitis Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Ankylosing spondylitis Ankylosing spondylitis: A type of arthritis that causes chronic inflammation of the spine and the sacroiliac joints. Chronic inflammation in these areas causes pain and stiffness in and around the spine. Over time, chronic ...
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The condition known as ankylosing spondylitis is a relatively rare form of arthritis that causes inflammation of the spine and sacroiliac joints. The condition is characterized as a progressive stiffening of a group of joints and ligaments in the spinal column, causing chronic pain and impaired mobility of the spine. As the patient
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n] - a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine
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Marie-Strumpell disease noun a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
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a degenerative inflammatory disease, most common in young men, characterized by back pain and impaired mobility of the spinal column.
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a type of arthritis that affects the spine.
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A rheumatoid arthritis-type disease causing spontaneous fusion of the spine.
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