Diagnosaurus
Ankylosing spondylitis
DDx
- Other causes or mimics of sacroiliitis: reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome), psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, osteitis condensans ilii, hyperparathyroidism, Whipple's disease
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH; in elderly)
- Synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome
- Sciatica
- Lumbar disk herniation, spinal stenosis, or facet joint degenerative arthritis
- Ochronosis (alkaptonuria)
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Ankylosing Spondylitis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114052/all/Ankylosing_spondylitis.
Zeiger RFR. Ankylosing spondylitis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114052/all/Ankylosing_spondylitis. Accessed April 26, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Ankylosing spondylitis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114052/all/Ankylosing_spondylitis
Zeiger RFR. Ankylosing Spondylitis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 April 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114052/all/Ankylosing_spondylitis.
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