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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a spondyloarthropathy, is a chronic, multisystem inflammatory disorder involving primarily the sacroiliac (SI) joints and the axial skeleton. The outcome in patients with a spondyloarthropathy, including AS, is generally compared with that in patients with a disease such as rheumatoid arthritis. | Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a spondyloarthropathy, is a chronic, multisystem inflammatory disorder involving primarily the sacroiliac (SI) joints and the axial skeleton. The outcome in patients with a spondyloarthropathy, including AS, is generally compared with that in patients with a disease such as rheumatoid arthritis.Mostly the joints where the spine joins the pelvis are also affected.Back pain is one of the most prominent symptom of the ankylosing spondylitis (AS) which is intermittent in nature. Stiffness over the affected joints gets worse.It is believed that both the combination of genetic and environmental factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and the underlying etiology is believed to be autoimmune or autoinflammatory. | ||
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Overview
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a spondyloarthropathy, is a chronic, multisystem inflammatory disorder involving primarily the sacroiliac (SI) joints and the axial skeleton. The outcome in patients with a spondyloarthropathy, including AS, is generally compared with that in patients with a disease such as rheumatoid arthritis.Mostly the joints where the spine joins the pelvis are also affected.Back pain is one of the most prominent symptom of the ankylosing spondylitis (AS) which is intermittent in nature. Stiffness over the affected joints gets worse.It is believed that both the combination of genetic and environmental factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and the underlying etiology is believed to be autoimmune or autoinflammatory.