Ankylosing spondylitis differential diagnosis: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:12, 20 February 2019

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Vamsikrishna Gunnam M.B.B.S [2]

Arthritis Type	Clinical Features							Body Distribution				Key Signs				Laboratory Abnormalities
	History of Psoriasis	Symmetric joint involvement	Asymmetric joint involvement	Enthesopathy	Dactylitis	Nail Dystrophy	Human immunodeficiency virus association	Upper extremity-hands	Lower extremity	Sacroiliac joints	Spine	Osteopenia	Joint Space	Ankylosis	Periostitis	Soft tissue swelling	ESR	Rheumatoid factor (RF)	HLA-B27
Psoriatic arthritis	+	+	++	+	+	+	+	+++ (DIP/PIP)	+++	++ (Unilateral)	++	-	++ (Widening)	++	+++ (Fluffy)	++	+	-	30-75%
Rheumatoid arthritis	-	++	+	-	-	-	-	+++ (MCP/wrist)	+++	+ (Unilateral)	++(Cervical)	+++	+++ (Narrowing)	+	+ (Linear)	+++	+++	+++	6-8%
Ankylosing spondylitis	-	+++	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	+++ (Bilateral)	+++	+++	++ (Narrowing)	+++	+++ (Fluffy)	+	+++	-	90%
Reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome)	-	+++	-	+	+	-	-	++	+++	++ (Unilateral)	+	+	+ (Narrowing)	-	+++ (Fluffy)	++	++	-	75%

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 == Overview ==
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 [[Ankylosing spondylitis]] must be differentiated from other diseases causing [[reactive arthritis]],[[rheumatoid arthritis]] and [[psoriatic arthritis]].