Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Synonyms
Ankylosing Spondylarthritides
Ankylosing Spondylarthritis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ankylosing Spondyloarthritides
Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis
Bechterew Disease
Bechterew's Disease
Bechterews Disease
Marie Struempell Disease
Marie-Struempell Disease
Rheumatoid Spondylitis
Spondylarthritides, Ankylosing
Spondylarthritis Ankylopoietica
Spondylarthritis, Ankylosing
Spondylitis Ankylopoietica
Spondylitis, Rheumatoid
Spondyloarthritides, Ankylosing
Spondyloarthritis Ankylopoietica
Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing
A chronic inflammatory condition affecting the axial joints, such as the SACROILIAC JOINT and other intervertebral or costovertebral joints. It occurs predominantly in young males and is characterized by pain and stiffness of joints (ANKYLOSIS) with inflammation at tendon insertions.