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Yes, ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune disease.
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Why use the sedimentation rate-westergren test?
If your dr thinks you have an autoimmune disease, like ankylosing spondylitis, you will have this test.
Why use the sedimentation rate westergren test?
If your dr thinks you have an autoimmune disease, like ankylosing spondylitis, you will have this test.
Can ankylosing spondylitis cause you to have seizures?
Ankylosing Spondylitis is an Autoimmune Disease that concerns itself mostly with your spine and trying to fuse the bones there together. Seizures are caused by a misfiring in the brain, so as far as I know (and I've done exstensive research in the Autoimmune Disease area) no, it cannot. Seizures are not a symptom of Ankylosing Spondylitis. Some pain medications can cause seizures (like Tramadol) and many diseases affect the brain. (MS, Encephalitis, etc.) but I can pretty much assure you that Ankylosing Spondylitis does not.
Is Ankylosing spondylitis worse than rheumatoid arthritis?
No. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease ankylosing spondilitis is not.
Is anklyosing spondylistis always inflammatory?
Ankylosing spondylitis is autoimmune disorder. It is almost always inflammatory.
What is the disease called that makes your bones fuse together?
Ankylosing spondylitis.
What are some autoimmune diseases?
Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Sarcoidosis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Behcet's Disease, asthma has an autoimmune component, myasthenia gravis, and immune-mediated thrombocytopenia purpura to name a few.
What is rheumatoid spondylitis also called?
Ankylosing spondylitis
Can ankylosing spondylitis cause chronic low back pain?
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that causes chronic pain in the back.
What other condition is Ankylosing spondylitis often mistaken for?
Ankylosing spondylitis is often confused with mechanical back pain in its early stages.
What is the medical term meaning crippling inflammation of the joints is a symptom of the autoummune disease?
The main disease that has a crippling effect on the joints is rheumatoid arthritis. Other conditions such as lupus, psoriasis, Ankylosing spondylitis and other autoimmune conditions can also cause crippling inflammation in joints.
What is Bechterew's disease?
Bechterew's disease is another term for ankylosing spondylitis, a specific form of arthritis which affects the joints between vertebrae and the sacroiliac joint.
