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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. Spondyloarthritis - Wikipedia

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   The prevalence of ankylosing spondylitis and spondyloarthritis, in particular, varies across populations and is similar to that of HLA-B27. [5] The incidence of spondyloarthritis as a disease entity was recorded in only four investigations, and ranged from 0.48/100,000 in Japan [ 54 ] to 62.5/100,000 in Spain .

4. 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.

5. Arthritis - Wikipedia

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   Knee osteoarthritis has the highest prevalence from all types of osteoarthritis, with 33.1% in rural South Africa; Ankylosing spondylitis: 0.1% in South Africa (rural setting) Psoriatic arthritis: 4.4% in South Africa (urban setting) Gout: 0.7% in South Africa (urban setting) Juvenile idiopathic arthritis: 0.3% in Egypt (urban setting)

6. BASDAI - Wikipedia

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   In 1994, a research team consisting of rheumatologists, physiotherapists, and others with a special interest in Ankylosing Spondylitis, developed the index in Bath, England (hence the reason for "Bath" in the name), describing a self-administered 6-question measurement tool that later become the gold standard for measuring and evaluating AS disease activity.

7. Ankylosis - Wikipedia

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   Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis in which there is long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine. [2] Other forms of arthritis may sometimes also lead to ankylosis, including rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis; Osteoarthritis usually confers osteophyte formation, which may eventually fuse across joints. Osteoarthritis ...