ankylosing spondylitis

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Definition of ankylosing spondylitis in English Turkish dictionary: ankilozan spondilit

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Definition of ankylosing spondylitis in English English dictionary: A particular arthritis disease that affects usually the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint; An arthritis that primarily affects the spine and hips It is more common in males; A painful, inflammatory disease of unknown origin That causes the sacro-iliac joints and spinal vertebrae to fuse (ankylose) together; a disease that affects the spine, causing the bones of the spine to grow together; A type of arthritis that primarily affects the spine and sacroiliac joints Tendons and ligaments may become inflamed where they attach to the bone Advanced forms may result in formation of bony bridges, causing the spine to become rigid; AS is a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder of the axial skeleton--affecting the sacroiliac and the spine It is 3 times more common in men than in women; Click here; An inflammatory arthritic disorder that affects males more often than females The spine is affected more than peripheral joints Affected individuals are usually HLA B27 positive It causes stiffness of the spine; a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis; A rheumatic disease that causes arthritis of the spine and sacroiliac joints and, at times, inflammation of the eyes and heart valves For more information, see the American College of Rheumatology Fact Sheet; Stiffening or fixation of the vertebra; an inflammatory joint disease mainly affecting the spine hips, and pelvis; A form of inflammatory arthritis which may involve the spine as well as peripheral joints Has been associated with the gene HLA-B27; a type of arthritis that affects the spine; A disease process of unknown aetiology, characterised by the presence of bilateral sacroiliitis with inflammatory changes in the spinal joints The onset is most common in males in their late teens to early twenties As the name suggests, it is a process which results in a gradual stiffening of the axial skeleton, sacroiliac joints and pubic symphysis