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Ankylosing Spondylitis (Mx (Surgery (Spinal osteotomy: rare, Hip…
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Examination
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Tests for Sacroiliitis
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Sacroiliac stretch
Pain on adduction of hip, w/ hip and knee flexed
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Extras
- Anterior uveitis
- Apical pulmonary fibrosis
- Aortic regurgitation
- Achilles tendonitis
- Psoriatic plaques: psoriasis can → spondylitis
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Viva
Hx
Symptoms
- Back pain: relieved by exercise
- Morning stiffness
- Anterior chest pain: costochondritis
- Eye pain
- Shortness of breath
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Ix
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Bloods
- FBC: anaemia
- ↑ ESR
- ↑ CRP
- Test for HLA-B27 allele (+ve in 95%)
Imaging
Spine
Sacroileitis: sclerosis, erosions
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