Spondylitis
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Spondylitis is an inflammation of the
spondylarthritis
.
Types
Pott disease is a tuberculous disease of the vertebrae marked by stiffness of the vertebral column
, pain on motion, tenderness on pressure, prominence of certain vertebral spines, and occasionally abdominal pain, abscess formation, and paralysis.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine, although other joints can become involved. It causes inflammation of the spinal joints (vertebrae) that can lead to severe, chronic pain and discomfort. In more advanced cases this inflammation can lead to ankylosis—new bone formation in the spine causing sections of the spine to fuse in a fixed, immobile position.
A combination of spondylitis and inflammation of the
intervertebral disc space is termed a spondylodiscitis
.
References
- PMID 16974012.
External links
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