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BEKHTEREVS SPONDYLITIS [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Vertebrae and Bone Marrow
DEF

The form of rheumatoid arthritis that affects the spine. It is a systemic illness of unknown etiology, affecting young males predominantly, and producing pain and stiffness as a result of inflammation of the sacroiliac, intervertebral, and costovertebral joints; paraspinal calcification, with ossification and ankylosis of the spinal joints, may cause complete rigidity of the spine and thorax.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Vertèbres et moelle
DEF

Affection chronique du jeune adulte mâle, caractérisée par une ankylose douloureuse progressive des articulations sacro-iliaques avec formation de syndesmophytes, souvent associée à des arthrites des membres, et quelquefois à une iritis.

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