Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Test:

HLA-B27 (+), ESR (H), rheumatoid factor (-, occ.+), Hb (L), WCC (H), SigA (H), S.CK (H), verte­bral X-ray (AB)

Sign:

Cervical fleche, Gaenslen's sign, Schober's test

Dd:

Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, Pott's disease,degenerative disd disease, spinal tumours, osteo­porosis, psoriatic arthritis, brucellosis, fluoride poisoning •

Phys:

Chronic inflammatory condition of the axial skele­tal joints that causes progressive stiffening of the spine and pain