A patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for 10 years suddenly developed localized
midback pain after minimal activity. Although he sought immediate medical assistance …

Aseptic spondylodiscitis is a well recognized complication of ankylosing spondylitis.
Neurological complications of such discovertebral lesions are uncommon. We report a new …

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 …

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 …

Ankylosing spondylitis presenting as spondylodiscitis Page 1 458-464 Clinical
rheumatology, 1985, 4, N~ Case Report Ankylosing spondylitis presenting as …

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

Aseptic diskitis is relatively common. S eve ral rheumatic diseases invo lving the spine may
have this complication. As this condition mimic infe ctious diskitis, it is important to recognize …

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 …

A 21-year-old man presented with severe lumbar back pain and progressive paraparesis
with clinical signs of spondylitis. Laboratory findings revealed elevated infectious …

A favorable outcome in chronic spondylodiscitis with epidural abscess is rare. A 65-year-old
woman developed recurrent, localized, thoracic back pain over 2.5 years. Nine months after …