Spondylodiscitis is well recognized in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but little is known about
its epidemiology. We therefore reviewed 147 consecutive patients with AS using lumbar and …

Objectives.–To determine whether patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and discitis
exhibit specific characteristics as compared to patients who have AS without discitis …

It is unclear whether the destructive lesions of the vertebral bodies in the spondylodiscitis of
ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are related to mechanical stress or inflammation. We describe …

Six patients with ankylosing spondylitis were found to have asymptomatic spondylodiscitis.
They have been followed for a mean of 17 years and have been free of symptoms or …

An uncommon, but well recognised complication of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is
spondylodiscitis, a destructive discovertebral lesion also called the Andersson lesion. We …

Fifty-nine patients with spondylodiscitis (SD) of the thoracic and/or lumbar spine were
followed-up clinically and radiologically [X-ray, computed tomography (CT), magnetic …

Background and purpose Spondylodiscitis may be a serious disease due to diagnostic
delay and inadequate treatment. There is no consensus on when and how to operate. We …

Extensive discovertebral lesion is an infrequent complication of long-standing ankylosing
spondylitis. Reported histopathological descriptions vary from predominantly inflammatory to …

The association between ankylosing spondylitis and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27
was reported for the first time in 1973.34 This finding has stimulated quite a lot of research in …

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