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Ankylosing spondylitis is one of a sevral arthritic diseases called "spondyloarthropathies."
Inflammation In this disease causes:
Swelling
Stiffness in the joint between the pelvic bones (the ilium) and the wedge-shaped bone at the base of the spine (the sacrum)
Pain
Difficulty moving
Ankylosing spondylitis can also cause inflammation of the eyes, lungs, and heart valves.
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What system does rheumatiod arthritis?
Autoimmune system.
Is there a form of rheumatiod arthritis called endeophalic fasciitis?
No
Use rheumatiod arthritis in a sentence?
There is at present no cure for rheumatoid arthritis, which is an Autoimmune disease.
What is wrong with clays hands from sons of anarchy?
He has Rheumatiod Arthritis.
What are some contagious diseases?
Cancer Autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatiod Arthritis, hayfever, Asthma and lupus
The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear and tear arthritis is?
Osteoarthritis or non inflammatory arthritis.
What is the medical term for an autoimmune type of arthritis?
RA
Lung problems with arthritisis it common to have a lesion on a lung with rheumatiod arthritis?
R A can cause problems with lung tisue.
What is the medical term meaning inflammation and degeneration of a joint?
arthritis
Is juvenile rheumatiod arthritis the only arthritis that you can be born with?
Yes, you can actually be born with arthritis. Most of the people born with arthritis are born with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
What is inflammation of a jont in medical term?
Inflammation of a joint between bones is called, "Arthritis". There are many forms of arthritis.
What is the medical term meaning Degenerative joint disease?
Commonly, with old age, it's Osteoarthritis. With an immune response, it's Rheumatoid Arthritis.
