Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of arthritis that affects the spine and sacroiliac joints. The sacroiliac joints connect the lower spine to the pelvis. Arthritis causes chronic inflammation, and in ...
Ankylosing spondylitis, an inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune condition, has traditionally been a challenge to diagnose. That’s because it typically starts with back pain, says Carlos Lozada, MD, a ...
Inflammatory arthritis in ankylosing spondylitis causes pain and stiffness and progressively leads to new bone formation and ankylosis (fusion) of affected joints. It affects 0.55% of populations of ...
The department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, KMC Hospital Attavar, is organising an Ankylosing Spondylitis Camp from ...
The authors of the new meta-analysis aimed to provide an update on the association between ankylosing spondylitis and cancer incidence. “While the etiology of ankylosing spondylitis remains elusive, ...
Matt Brown receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia), Arthritis Australia, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (US), Medical ...
Ivarmacitinib, a highly selective Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor, tamed ankylosing spondylitis with sustained efficacy through 24 weeks in a phase 2/3 trial. A phase 2/3 trial in China evaluated the ...
Ankylosing spondylitis is a long term painful disease that affects the spine, bones, muscles and ligaments that connect bones. There is presence of joint pain and inflammation akin to arthritis in ...
The cause of ankylosing spondylitis is not clearly understood. However, a genetic association is clear. Pathogenesis of this condition has clear associations with the HLA-B27 gene. Persons who suffer ...