Diseases

Sacroiliitis

Inflammation of the SACROILIAC JOINT. It is characterized by lower back pain, especially upon walking, fever, UVEITIS; PSORIASIS; and decreased range of motion. Many factors are associated with and cause sacroiliitis including infection; injury to spine, lower back, and pelvis; DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS; and pregnancy.

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Inflammation of the SACROILIAC JOINT. It is characterized by lower back pain, especially upon walking, fever, UVEITIS; PSORIASIS; and decreased range of motion. Many factors are associated with and cause sacroiliitis including infection; injury to spine, lower back, and pelvis; DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS; and pregnancy.

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9 entry terms
  • Sacroiliitides
  • Pyogenic Sacroiliitis
  • Septic Sacroiliitis
  • Pyogenic Sacroiliitides
  • Sacroiliitides, Pyogenic
  • Sacroiliitides, Septic
  • Sacroiliitis, Pyogenic
  • Sacroiliitis, Septic
  • Septic Sacroiliitides

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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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2011

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  • Arthritis (1972-2010)
  • Sacroiliac Joint (1963-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sacroiliitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058566. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058566
  2. Sacroiliitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacroiliitis
  3. Sacroiliitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2213687