What is the difference between ankylosing spondylitis and Spondylitis?
What is spondylitis? Spondylitis is inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae, which is similar to arthritis. The joints can swell and grow, eventually fusing over time. When the bones begin to fuse, the condition is referred to as ankylosing spondylitis.
What is the difference between ankylosing spondylitis and non radiographic axial spondyloarthritis?
“Non-radiographic” means the disease causes symptoms, but there’s no visible damage on X-rays, the way there is with a related type of inflammatory arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis (more on that below). “Axial” refers to joints that the disease primarily affects: the spine, chest, and hip bone.
What is the new name for ankylosing spondylitis?
| Ankylosing spondylitis | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Bekhterev’s disease, Bechterew’s disease, morbus Bechterew, Bekhterev–Strümpell–Marie disease, Marie’s disease, Marie–Strümpell arthritis, Pierre–Marie’s disease |
| A 6th-century skeleton showing fused vertebrae, a sign of severe ankylosing spondylitis | |
| Specialty | Rheumatology |
Is axial spondyloarthritis serious?
Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic, inflammatory rheumatic disease that affects the axial skeleton, causing severe pain, stiffness and fatigue. The disease typically starts in early adulthood, a critical period in terms of education and beginning a career path.
How should axial spondyloarthritis be diagnosed?
Axial spondyloarthritis is usually diagnosed by a combination of symptoms, imaging scans, and blood test results. Negative results on imaging tests, such as X-rays, do not rule out an axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis. Early diagnosis can allow prompt treatment that helps minimize symptoms and maintain function.
What is non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis?
Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-AxSpA) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that falls under a category of diseases called spondyloarthritis (SpA). Spondyloarthritis conditions have a common and very specific symptom affecting that affects all people with spondyloarthritis conditions—inflammation of the spine.
What is ankylosis spondylitis?
Ankylosing spondylitis . Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of arthritis in which there is a long-term inflammation of the joints of the spine. Typically the joints where the spine joins the pelvis are also affected. Occasionally other joints such as the shoulders or hips are involved.