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Conditions like ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-AxSpA) are known for causing chronic inflammation that attacks the spine.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2023
Some of these medical conditions include issues like seronegative spondyloarthropathy or ankylosing spondylitis.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
He was diagnosed at 27 with ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that can cause the vertebrae to fuse over time.
—Mckenna Oxenden, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Both rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are uncommon (each affecting about 1% of the population), inflammatory, multi-system diseases.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
There is one blood test specifically associated with ankylosing spondylitis, called HLA-B27.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 24 Jan. 2022
Not all posts are about ankylosing spondylitis.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 Dec. 2021
Lori Long, the Salinas woman living with ankylosing spondylitis, lost medication support and continuity of care for almost two years after her doctor died.
—Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
For example, an early Humira patent, which expired in 2016, claimed that the drug could treat a condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints, among other diseases.
—Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2023
Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2023
Some of these medical conditions include issues like seronegative spondyloarthropathy or ankylosing spondylitis.
—Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 4 May 2023
He was diagnosed at 27 with ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that can cause the vertebrae to fuse over time.
—Mckenna Oxenden, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Both rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis are uncommon (each affecting about 1% of the population), inflammatory, multi-system diseases.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
There is one blood test specifically associated with ankylosing spondylitis, called HLA-B27.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, Health.com, 24 Jan. 2022
Not all posts are about ankylosing spondylitis.
—Eric Boodman, STAT, 21 Dec. 2021
Lori Long, the Salinas woman living with ankylosing spondylitis, lost medication support and continuity of care for almost two years after her doctor died.
—Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
For example, an early Humira patent, which expired in 2016, claimed that the drug could treat a condition known as ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints, among other diseases.
—Rebecca Robbins, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2023
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“Spondylitis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spondylitis. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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spondylitis
noun
spon·dy·li·tis
ˌspän-də-ˈlīt-əs 
: inflammation of the vertebrae
tuberculous spondylitis
see ankylosing spondylitis
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