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ankylosing spondylitis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Bechterew's disease, Marie-Strümpell disease, Bekhterev syndrome, Bekhterev's disease, Marie-Strumpell disease, Spondylarthritis ankylopoietica, ankylosing spondylarthritis, ankylosing spondylarthritides
type of arthritis in which there is long term inflammation of the joints of the spine
OverviewAI-generated
Ankylosing spondylitis is a medical condition described by the NHS. It is classified under the ICD-9-CM code 720.0 and the ICPC 2 code L88. The condition is also associated with the NCI Thesaurus ID C84564.
The subject has 16,248 social media followers. It is referenced by 398 other encyclopedia articles. A search for the term yields 24,403 results in PubMed.
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Research
24,403 papers- Ankylosing Spondylitis and Cancer Risk.International journal of rheumatic diseases · 2025Su ST, Lee YH, Shih PC et al.DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.70085
- Urolithiasis in ankylosing spondylitis: A meta-analysis.Joint bone spine · 2022Henares O, Pflimlin A, Romand X et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2022.105388
- Ankylosing Spondylitis.Orthopedic nursing · 2023Graham PDOI: 10.1097/NOR.0000000000000938
- Ankylosing spondylitis.Nursing standard (Royal College of Nursing (Great Britain) : 1987) · 2016Dean EDOI: 10.7748/ns.31.7.15.s16
- Assessments in ankylosing spondylitis.ReviewBest practice & research. Clinical rheumatology · 2006Zochling J, Braun J, van der Heijde DDOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2006.03.011
- Ankylosing spondylitis with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease: A case report with literature review.ReviewInternational journal of rheumatic diseases · 2023Li M, Hsu JY, Xie YX et al.DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14486
- Ankylosing spondylitis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 1948CAPENER NDOI: 10.1136/ard.7.1.60-a
- Ankylosing spondylitis.Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine · 1948HOFFMAN HLDOI: 10.1177/003591574804100914
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Described at
Ankylosing spondylitis - NHS
Read about ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and other types of axial spondyloarthritis, a long-term (chronic) condition in which the spine and other areas of the body become inflamed.
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Encyclopedic overview
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis from the disease spectrum of axial spondyloarthritis. The term comes from the Greek ankylos meaning crooked, curved or rounded, spondylos meaning vertebra, and -itis meaning inflammation. It is characterized by long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine, typically where the spine joins the pelvis. Lower back pain is a hallmark, but eye and gastrointestinal problems and arthritis of other joints may also occur. Joint mobility in the affected areas often worsens over time, though the progression of symptoms varies significantly.
Ankylosing spondylitis is believed to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors. More than 90% of people affected in the UK have a specific human leukocyte antigen known as the HLA-B27 antigen, though the genetic correlation varies across populations (e.g., only 70% of AS patients in Turkey are HLA-B27 positive). The underlying mechanism is believed to be autoimmune or autoinflammatory. Diagnosis is based on symptoms with support from medical imaging and blood tests. AS is a type of seronegative spondyloarthropathy, meaning that tests show no presence of rheumatoid factor (RF) antibodies.
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