Ankylosing Spondylitis: What Do We Really Know About the Onset and Progression of This
Disease? Page 1 Creemers: Editorial 1121 Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic …

Since the original descriptions of ankylosing spondylitis by Marie, in 1897, and by Strümpell,
in 1898, there have been many descriptions of patients with typically rigid spines. Many …

Conclusion In patients with localized back pain vertebral osteomyelitis should be included in
the differential diagnosis, even if there is no fever and no increase in white cell count, the …

Purpose We aimed to describe the clinical and laboratory features as well as diagnostic
difficulties in the case series of spondylodiscitis. Materials/methods We retrospectively …

Study Design. A case report of spontaneous pyogenic spondylodiscitis and epidural
abscess in vertebral fracture by an uncommon pathogen is described. Objective. The …

Ankylosing spondylitis associated with osteoporosis and vertebral deformity Page 1 Clinical
rheumatology, 1994, 13, N 1 113-114 Case Report Ankylosing Osteoporosis TW 'NEILL …

Study Design. Case Report. Summary of Background Data. This report describes a patient
who had 2 episodes of destructive spondylodiscitis occurring adjacent to levels at which …

Ankylosing spondylitis is no longer considered a variant of rheumatoid arthritis. Most
rheumatologists believe it deserves recognition as a distinct entity. It is a chronic rheumatic …

Summary 115 cases of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Israel, a country with sub-tropic climate,
described and followed-up in detail, show that course, progression etc. is similar to those of …

A 65-year-old man with a 3-month history of intractable back pain had previously received
cytotoxic curative chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. His postchemotherapy …