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  2. Ankylosing spondylitis - Wikipedia

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    Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis from the disease spectrum of axial spondyloarthritis. [5] It is characterized by long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine, typically where the spine joins the pelvis. [2] With AS, eye and bowel problems—as well as back pain—may occur. [2]

  3. Sacroiliitis - Wikipedia

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    X-rays, MRIs and other medical imaging tests can be used to show signs of inflammation and damage within the SI joints. Typically, a spine specialist will order a medical imaging test if they suspect ankylosing spondylitis or another form of arthritis to be the primary cause of inflammation and pain. [citation needed]

  4. Romanus lesion - Wikipedia

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    In radiology, a Romanus lesion is the erosion of the anterior and posterior vertebral endplates in patients with an inflammatory spondyloarthropathy – such as ankylosing spondylitis or an enteropathic arthropathy.

  5. Common Causes of Arthritis for Women (& How to Treat It) - AOL

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    Ankylosing spondylitis. Lupus arthritis. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Gout. ... Imaging tests, such as X-rays or MRI scans, to evaluate the condition of the affected joint.

  6. Spondyloarthritis - Wikipedia

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    MRI imaging of the spine and entheses has made it possible to distinguish between inflammatory spinal lesions associated with ankylosing spondylitis and those unrelated to it earlier than is feasible with traditional radiography.

  7. Dagger sign - Wikipedia

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    Dagger sign is a radiologic sign seen in advanced cases of ankylosing spondylitis. [1] The appearance of a dagger is seen in the X-ray because of ossification of the supraspinous and infraspinous ligaments. [2] As a result, a central dense line of sclerosis, resembling a dagger can be seen in the AP radiograph of spine and pelvis. [3]

  8. Axial spondyloarthritis - Wikipedia

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    Since the disease ankylosing spondylitis was still defined by the Modified New York criteria of 1984, there was the need to find a new disease term that would also include the less severe forms or early onset of ankylosing spondylitis. This expression was found in the umbrella term axial spondyloarthritis.

  9. Spondylitis - Wikipedia

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    Spondylitis; Spondylitis due to Tropheryma whipplei: Contrast-enhanced, T1 weighted fat suppressed magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating contrast enhancing lesions of spondylitis in the first (L1) and second (L2), as well as fourth (L4) and fifth (L5) lumbar vertebra, sparing the intervertebral discs

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