Ankylosing spondylitis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
WEBDec 21, 2023 · Overview. Ankylosing spondylitis, also known as axial spondyloarthritis, is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the bones in the spine, called vertebrae, to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less …
Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland …
WEBDec 19, 2023 · Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis that affects the joints in your spine. It usually develops in your sacroiliac joints (where the bottom of your spine joins your pelvis). It causes typical arthritis symptoms like pain and stiffness, but it can also cause digestive symptoms, rashes and weight loss.
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment - WebMD
WEBJul 3, 2023 · Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a rare type of arthritis that causes pain and stiffness in your spine. This lifelong condition, also known as Bechterew disease, usually starts in your lower...
Ankylosing Spondylitis | Johns Hopkins Medicine
WEBKey points about ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in certain parts of the spine. A gene may be part of the cause of AS. But an exact cause is unknown. Symptoms of AS include back pain, early morning stiffness, and a stooped posture.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic
WEBDec 21, 2023 · For ankylosing spondylitis, basic questions to ask your health care team include: What's likely causing my symptoms? Other than the most likely cause, what are other possible causes for my symptoms? What tests do I need? Is my condition likely temporary or lifelong? What's the best course of action?
Ankylosing Spondylitis - Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders
WEBAnkylosing spondylitis is a spondyloarthritis characterized by inflammation of the spine (spondylitis), large joints, and fingers and toes, resulting in stiffness and pain. Prolonged joint pain, morning back stiffness, and eye inflammation are common. The diagnosis is based on symptoms, x-rays, and established criteria.
Ankylosing Spondylitis Causes & Treatment | NIAMS
WEBAnkylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine. It may also affect peripheral joints like the knees, ankles, and hips. Normally, the joints and ligaments in the spine help us move and bend.
Ankylosing Spondylitis Basics: Overview, Symptoms, and Causes
WEBAnkylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in certain parts of the spine. It may also affect the knees, ankles, and hips. This inflammation in the joints and tissues of the spine can cause stiffness.
Ankylosing Spondylitis - Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue ...
WEBAnkylosing spondylitis is the prototypical spondyloarthropathy and a systemic disorder characterized by inflammation of the axial skeleton, large peripheral joints, and digits; nocturnal back pain; morning back stiffness; accentuated kyphosis; constitutional symptoms; aortitis; cardiac conduction abnormalities; and anterior uveitis.
Ankylosing spondylitis - Wikipedia
WEBAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis characterized by long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine, typically where the spine joins the pelvis. With AS, eye and bowel problems, and back pain may occur. Joint mobility in …
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