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Is a form of rheumatoid arthritis characterized by progressive stiffening of the spine?
this sounds more like "Ankylosing Spondylitis", this is inflamation of the joints in the spine. Ankylosing Spondyliti is also known as rheumatoid spondylitis or Marie-Strümpell diseaseAS is accompanied by by chronic inflammation, the result of which are stiffness and pain in the back that eventualy that moves to the chest and neck. In time all of the back may become curved and inflexibleas a result of the bones fusing. A condition that is known as "bamboo spine". This is a systemic disorder that may involve multiple organs like, the eyes (causing an inflammation of the iris, or iritis), the heart, (causing aortic valve disease), the lungs and skin (causing a scaly skin condition, or psoriasis), the gastrointestinal tract (causing inflammation within the small intestine, called ileitis, or inflammation of the large intestine,
What is the disease called that makes your bones fuse together?
Ankylosing spondylitis.
Condition that results from injury or disease?
A condition that results from injury or disease is known as a symptom.
A condition also known as a stye?
Hordeolum
Which condition is also known as preleukemia?
Myelodysplastic syndromes
What other condition is Ankylosing spondylitis often mistaken for?
Ankylosing spondylitis is often confused with mechanical back pain in its early stages.
Can ankylosing spondylitis be prevented?
There is no known way to prevent AS.
What can Ankylosing Spondylitis in your spine cause some of your vertebrae to do?
Despite the amusing name, Ankylosing Spondylitis is a serious medical condition. It can can cause the vertebrae to become fused together, making the spine rigid.
What is rheumatoid spondylitis also called?
Ankylosing spondylitis
What is the population of Spondylitis Association of America?
The population of Spondylitis Association of America is 9.
Is ankylosing spondylitis an autoimmune disease?
Yes, ankylosing spondylitis is an autoimmune disease.
What is spondylitis?
Spondylitis is an inflammation of a vertebra. Spondylitis is the name given to a group of chronic or long lasting diseases also called Spondyloarthritis or Spondyloarthropathy. These diseases are forms of inflammatory arthritis that primarily affect the spine, although other joints and organs can become involved1.1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpondylitisAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is achronic painful and often progressive condition that brought about by inflammation of the joints of the spine. It affects the joints between the vertebrae and the sacroiliac joints, i.e, the area where your spine meets your pelvis.
Is Ankylosing spondylitis worse than rheumatoid arthritis?
No. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease ankylosing spondilitis is not.
What term means inflammation of the vertebrae?
Spondylitis is the medical term meaning inflammation of the backbone.
What is thoracolumbar spondylosis?
Thoracolumbar spondylitis can be referred to as lumbar spondylitis or cervical spondylitis. Thoracolumbar refers to the lumbar or thoracic vertebrae. It is a form of arthritis due to age-related disease in joints and the spine.
Can ankylosing spondylitis cause chronic low back pain?
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis that causes chronic pain in the back.
Is there a cure for spondylitis?
There are many possible treatments available for spondylitis. Treatment is based on the kind of spondylitis, as there are different kinds. This includes medication, excercise and physical theraphy, postural practices, hot and cold theraphy and finally, surgery.
