Diseases

Ankylosing Spondylitis

A chronic inflammatory condition affecting the axial joints, such as the SACROILIAC JOINT and other intervertebral or costovertebral joints. It occurs predominantly in young males and is characterized by pain and stiffness of joints (ANKYLOSIS) with inflammation at tendon insertions.

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A chronic inflammatory condition affecting the axial joints, such as the SACROILIAC JOINT and other intervertebral or costovertebral joints. It occurs predominantly in young males and is characterized by pain and stiffness of joints (ANKYLOSIS) with inflammation at tendon insertions.

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19 entry terms
  • Ankylosing Spondylarthritis
  • Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis
  • Bechterew Disease
  • Bechterew's Disease
  • Marie-Struempell Disease
  • Rheumatoid Spondylitis
  • Spondylarthritis Ankylopoietica
  • Spondylitis Ankylopoietica
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing
  • Spondyloarthritis Ankylopoietica
  • Ankylosing Spondylarthritides
  • Ankylosing Spondyloarthritides
  • Bechterews Disease
  • Marie Struempell Disease
  • Spondylarthritides, Ankylosing
  • Spondylarthritis, Ankylosing
  • Spondylitis, Rheumatoid
  • Spondyloarthritides, Ankylosing
  • Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with specific vertebra

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  2. C05w.550w.069w.340w.500w
  3. C05w.550w.114w.865.800w.744w.500w

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WE 727

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ankylosing Spondylitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013167. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013167
  2. Ankylosing Spondylitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankylosing_spondylitis
  3. Ankylosing Spondylitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52849