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Spondylitis

Spondylitis: Introduction

Spondylitis: Inflammation of one or multiple bony vertebrae of the spine. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Spondylitis is available below.

Symptoms of Spondylitis

• Back pain
• Leg pain
• Hip pain
• Spinal deformity
• Abnormal spinal curvature
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 14 symptoms of Spondylitis

Wrongly Diagnosed with Spondylitis?

• Misdiagnosis of Spondylitis
• Failure to diagnose Spondylitis
• Hidden causes of Spondylitis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Spondylitis

Spondylitis: Related Patient Stories

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• Body Lesions
• Undiagnosed overall body swelling
• Full body bloat?
• Body out of control

Spondylitis: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Spondylitis.

Types of Spondylitis

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Hypertrophic spondylitis
• Post-traumatic spondylitis
• Traumatic spondylitis - caused by vertebral injury.
• Tuberculous spondylitis - caused by spinal tuberculosis.
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Spondylitis

Causes of Spondylitis

• Osteoarthritis - can affect the spine
• Arthritis - various types of arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Spinal injury
• more causes...»

See full list of 8 causes of Spondylitis

More information about causes of Spondylitis:

• Underlying causes of Spondylitis
• Spondylitis as a complication caused by other conditions

Disease Topics Related To Spondylitis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Spondylitis:

• Osteoarthritis
• Arthritis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Spinal injury
• Spinal infection
• more related diseases...»

Spondylitis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Spondylitis: Animations

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Research about Spondylitis

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Clinical Trials for Spondylitis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Spondylitis include:

• Genetics of Ankylosing Spondylitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Phase II Pilot Study of Olsalazine for Ankylosing Spondylitis - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - olsalazine
• Genetic Determinants of Ankylosing Spondylitis Severity - Longitudinal Study - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Genetic Determinants of Ankylosing Spondylitis Severity - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study Investigating Enbrel Treatment for Ankylosing Spondylitis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Enbrel
• more trials...»

See full list of 29 Clinical Trials for Spondylitis

Statistics for Spondylitis

• Medical statistics for Spondylitis
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Spondylitis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Spondylitis
• Society statistics for Spondylitis

Spondylitis: Broader Related Topics

• Spinal conditions
• Back conditions
• Spine conditions
• more types...»

Types of Spondylitis

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Definitions of Spondylitis:

Inflammation of the vertebrae. This includes both arthritic and non-arthritic conditions. - (Source - Diseases Database)

Inflammation of a spinal joint; characterized by pain and stiffness - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Spondylitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Spondylitis, or a subtype of Spondylitis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

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