"Spondylitis, Ankylosing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A chronic inflammatory condition affecting the axial joints, such as the SACROILIAC JOINT and other intervertebral or costovertebral joints. It occurs predominantly in young males and is characterized by pain and stiffness of joints (ANKYLOSIS) with inflammation at tendon insertions.
| Descriptor ID |
D013167
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.853.625.800.850 C05.550.069.680 C05.550.114.865.800.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Spondylitis, Ankylosing- Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- Spondyloarthritis Ankylopoietica
- Ankylosing Spondylarthritis
- Ankylosing Spondylarthritides
- Spondylarthritides, Ankylosing
- Spondylarthritis, Ankylosing
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Spondylarthritis Ankylopoietica
- Bechterew Disease
- Bechterew's Disease
- Bechterews Disease
- Marie-Struempell Disease
- Marie Struempell Disease
- Rheumatoid Spondylitis
- Spondylitis, Rheumatoid
- Spondylitis Ankylopoietica
- Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis
- Ankylosing Spondyloarthritides
- Spondyloarthritides, Ankylosing
- Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing
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