Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Ankylosing Spondylitis includes the 12 symptoms listed below:

• Lower back pain
• Lower back stiffness
• Other symptoms:
  • Fever
  • Fatigue
  • Loss of appetite
  • Weight loss
  • Anemia
• Spine arthritis
• Knee arthritis
• Hip arthritis
• Shoulder arthritis
• more information...»

Research symptoms & diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis:

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• Diagnostic Tests for Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Home Diagnostic Testing
• Complications -- Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Doctors & Specialists
• Misdiagnosis and Alternative Diagnoses
• Hidden Causes of Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Other Causes -- causes of these or similar symptoms

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Symptom Checkers

Review the available symptom checkers for these symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis:

• Lower back pain -- Symptom Checker
• Fever -- Symptom Checker
• Fatigue -- Symptom Checker
• Loss of appetite -- Symptom Checker
• Weight loss -- Symptom Checker
• Anemia -- Symptom Checker

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Symptom Assessment Questionnaires

Review the available Assessment Questionnaires for the symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis:

• Lower back pain -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Fever -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Fatigue -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Loss of appetite -- Assessment Questionnaire
• Anemia -- Assessment Questionnaire

Ankylosing Spondylitis: Complications

Review medical complications possibly associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis:

• Spinal rigidity (see Spine symptoms)
• Paraspinal calcification (see Spine symptoms)
• more complications...»

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic testing of medical conditions related to Ankylosing Spondylitis:

• X-rays
• Blood tests
• more tests...»

Research More About Ankylosing Spondylitis

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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
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• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical tests related to Ankylosing Spondylitis:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Ankylosing Spondylitis includes:

• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Arthritis
• Spinal disorders
• Spinal disc disorders
• more diagnoses...»

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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

• Bone, Joint and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Spinal Specialists:
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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More about symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis:

More information about symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
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• Underlying causes of Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Risk factors for Ankylosing Spondylitis

Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Anemia - see all causes of Anemia
• Fatigue - see all causes of Fatigue
• Fever - see all causes of Fever
• Hip arthritis - see all causes of Joint pain
• Knee arthritis - see all causes of Joint pain
• Loss of appetite - see all causes of Poor appetite
• Lower back pain - see all causes of Lower back pain
• Lower back stiffness - see all causes of Stiff back
• Shoulder arthritis - see all causes of Joint pain
• Spine arthritis - see all causes of Spine symptoms
• Weight loss - see all causes of Weight loss

Ankylosing Spondylitis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis, it is also important to consider Ankylosing Spondylitis as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Ankylosing Spondylitis may cause:

• Aortic aneurysm, thoracic
• Aortic valve incompetence
• Atrioventricular node conduction block
• Back pain
• Cauda equina syndrome
• Chest pain
• Enthesopathy
• ESR raised
• Mitral valve incompetence
• Mitral valve stenosis
• Neck stiffness
• Osteoporosis
• Reactive arthropathy
• Red cell production reduced
• Reiter's syndrome
• Sacroiliitis
• Spondylitis
• Upper zone lung fibrosis
• Uveitis

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

• Diagnostic Testing for a Diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis
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• More about Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
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About signs and symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis. This signs and symptoms information for Ankylosing Spondylitis has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Ankylosing Spondylitis signs or Ankylosing Spondylitis symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Ankylosing Spondylitis symptoms.

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