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entesitis
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An enthesopathy refers to a disorder involving the attachment of a tendon or ligament to a bone. This site of attachment is known as the enthesis (pl. entheses). If the condition is known to be inflammatory, it can more precisely be called an enthesitis.

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Enthesopathy
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Enthesopathy of the pelvis likely due to ankylosing spondylitis
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Subclass of
disease
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health specialty
rheumatology
anatomical location
enthesis
drug or therapy used for treatment
triamcinolone
Commons category
Enthesopathy
ICD-9-CM
726.9
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Article · Español

El fenómeno común de este grupo de artritis es la inflamación de la entesis​ o zona de inserción de los ligamentos y tendones en los huesos. Estas formas de artritis con frecuencia afectan a la columna vertebral, por lo que también recibe la denominación de espondiloartropatías.

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