Gamuts

Ankylosing spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis in which there is a long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine. Typically the joints where the spine joins the pelvis are also affected. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Synonyms
AS
Bechterew disease
Marie-Strümpell disease
May Cause
Abnormal odontoid process
Abnormal sternoclavicular joint
Abnormal sternomanubrial synchondrosis
Acquired fused vertebrae
Aortic insufficiency
Arthritis
Arthritis with new bone formation
Arthritis without osteoporosis
Arthropathy
Atlantoaxial instability
Basilar invagination
Bony whiskering
Bridging of the pubic symphysis
Calcaneal bone resorption
Calcification in a ligament
Calcification in a tendon
Cervical spine fusion
Disk calcification
Enthesopathy
Generalized osteoporosis
Humeral head deformity
Interstitial lung fibrosis
Intervertebral disk calcification
Kyphosis
Localized soft-tissue calcification
Male-predominant arthritis
Narrow intervertebral disk space
Narrowed joint space
Plantar calcaneal spur
Polyarticular joint disease
Protrusio acetabuli
Pseudoarthrosis
Recurrent pneumonia
Rheumatoid-like arthritis
Sacroiliac joint disease
Squaring of vertebral body
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint abnormality
Symmetrical sacroiliac joint disease
Temporomandibular joint disease
Tracheobronchomegaly
Upper lung disease
Wide pubic symphysis
Wide spinal canal
Widespread soft-tissue calcification

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