Spontaneous Spondylodiscitis - Epidemiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis and Treatment
Folia Medica, 2017 Spontaneous spondylodiscitis is a rare but serious infectious disease which is a combination of an inflammatory process, involving one or more adjacent vertebral bodies (spondylitis), the intervertebral discs (discitis) and finally - the neighboring ...
Petkova Aneta S. +2 more
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Patient perspectives of managing fatigue in ankylosing spondylitis, and views on potential interventions: a qualitative study [PDF]
, 2013 <p>Background: Fatigue is a major component of living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), though it has been largely over-looked, and currently there are no specific agreed management strategies.</p> <p>Methods: This qualitative ...
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A case of back pain caused by Salmonella spondylitis -A case report- [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010 Salmonella spondylitis is a rare illness, and it generally occurs in patients who have already had sickle cell anemia, and it is even rarer in patients who are without sickle cell anemia.
Yun Suk Choi +7 more
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The Relationship of Body Mass Index with Disease Activity in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Al-Kitab Journal for Pure Sciences, 2022 Find out the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and W.C with disease activity score in AS patients and its association with clinical characteristics of AS.
Raouf R. Merza +3 more
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Ankylosing Spondylitis: a trade Off of HLA-B27, ERAP, and pathogen interconnections? Focus on Sardinia [PDF]
, 2019 The frequency of HLA-B27 in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is over 85%. There are more than 170 recognized HLA-B27 alleles but the majority of them is not sufficiently represented for genetic association studies.
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iScienceSummary: Persistent chronic inflammation is a hallmark of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), with cytotoxic T cells (CTLs) increasingly implicated in its pathogenesis.
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A Case of Infective Endocarditis Occurred during Treatment for Infectious Spondylitis Accompanied by Peptostreptococcus Anaerobius Bacteremia [PDF]
Kosin Medical Journal, 2012 It is necessary to distinguish between pyogenic and tuberculous spondylitis of infectious spondylitis, if it is pyogenic spondylitis, antimicrobial therapy should be directed against an identified microorganism and clinical assessment should be done at 4
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Co-Occurrence and Characteristics of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Who Meet Criteria for Fibromyalgia : Results From a UK National Register [PDF]
, 2017 The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) Biologics Register in Ankylosing Spondylitis is funded by the BSR and they have receive funds for this from Pfizer, AbbVie and UCB.
Atzeni, Fabiola +8 more
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Tuberculous spondylitis presenting as severe chest pain
Clinics and Practice, 2012 This case report describes a 32-year-old male who presented to an emergency department with severe chest pain and a history of cough, fever, night sweats, loss of appetite and weight.
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Expression analysis of HLA-E and NKG2A and NKG2C receptors points at a role for natural killer function in ankylosing spondylitis [PDF]
, 2018 Background. Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is a complex chronic inflammatory disease strongly associated with the majority of HLA-B27 alleles. HLA-E are non-classical MHC class I molecules that specifically interact with the natural killer receptors NKG2A ...
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