Ankylosing spondylitis - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Ankylosing spondylitis
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Synonyms
Ank spond
Marie-Struempell disease
Von Bechterew disease
Causes
HLA-B27
Inflammatory bowel disease
Polygenic inheritance
Effects
Question mark posture
Kyphosis
Positive Schober test
Bamboo spine
Syndesmophyte
Romanus lesion
Fatigue
IgA nephropathy
Atrioventricular block
Apical lung fibrosis
Prostatitis
Cauda equina syndrome
Scleritis
Scleromalacia perforans
Uveitis
Parents
Seronegative spondyloarthritis
Autoimmune orthopaedic disease
Treatments
Physiotherapy
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Methotrexate
Sulphasalazine
Hydroxychloroquine
Radiotherapy
Infliximab
Description
"Male:female = 8:1 96% are HLA-B27 positive 30% of siblings are affected 80% have asymptomatic prostatitis 25% have anterior uveitis 5% have apical fibrosis 4% have AR after 15 yrs"
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Sanjay Manohar
2006