| Spondylitis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
Spondylitis due to Tropheryma whipplei. Contrast-enhanced, T1 weighted magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating spondylitis at the first and second lumbar vertebra, sparing the intervertebral discs. |
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| ICD-9 | 721.90 |
| MeSH | D013166 |
Spondylitis is an inflammation of a vertebra. Any disorder of the spinal column may be called spondylopathy, also.
Pott's disease is tuberculous disease of the vertebrae marked by stiffness of the vertebral column, pain on motion, tenderness on pressure, prominence of certain of the vertebral spines, and occasionally abdominal pain, abscess formation, and paralysis.
Ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune disease involving the spine and sacroiliac joints.
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| • | If a parent, brother or sister has spondylitis, and I test positive for HLA-B27, what is my chance of getting the disease? | &bull | Spondylitis (pronounced spon-d-lie-tiss) is the name given to a group of chronic or long lasting diseases also called Spondyloarthritis (spon-dyl-oh-arthritis) or Spondyloarthropathy (spon-d-low-are-throp-ah-thee). | &bull | The group of diseases in the spondylitis family includes: | |
| • | NEWS: REVIEW: Treatment of ankylosing spondylitis and extra-articular manifestations in everyday rheumatology practice | &bull | NEWS: Ankylosing spondylitis and its impact on sexual relationships | |
| • | Services and providers for Ankylosing Spondylitis in the U.S. | &bull | The primary NIH organization for research on Ankylosing Spondylitis is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases | &bull | Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis of the spine. | |
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