Ankylosing Spondylitis Signs and symptoms

Ankylosing Spondylitis

    * Introduction
    * Pathogenesis
    * Causes
    * Signs and symptoms
    * Evolution and prognosis
    * Treatment

Signs and symptoms
Early Symptoms: First symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis, joint inflammation resulting from the base of the spine (sacrum) and thighs (Ilia). These are called the sacroiliac joints and their swelling and inflammation is called sacroileita.Afectiunea other causes of which the intervertebral joints (ankylosing), shoulder, knee.
Inflammation determine: -Back pain, neck pain or low but the dorsal spine -Morning stiffness of joints (inability to their mobilization, stiffness resolves after a period of time in which exercises are performed) -Loss of flexibility -Bone tenderness (pain when reaching deep).
The pain associated with ankylosing spondylitis can: -To grow in intensity over several months -To get worse in the morning (or after long rest periods) -To disappear with the onset of activity Person-to wake up from sleep -This is usually bilateral (simultaneous or alternate).
Pain and stiffness are worse in the morning and you up to 30 minutes.
Peripheral arthritis: disease also affects other joints such as fingers, shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle and heel.
Late symptoms: with the progression of ankylosing spondylitis, back movements are becoming more limited, as fused vertebral corpus, and the impossibility of mobilizing other affected joints, called anchilozate.Astfel, shoes and slippers activities become impossible. As may be affected joints of the spine and ribs, reducing respiratory movements.
Some patients may experience fever, anorexia, weight loss, night sweats.
Extraarticular symptoms: impairment of the eyes, lungs and heart. The eyes are affected in 40% of cases, leading irite.Irita called acute inflammatory episodes lead to: Eye-sore -Blurred vision Rose -Excessive tearing -Photophobia. Irritating acute need for immediate treatment, usually for three luni.Uneori improves ocular symptoms appear before the joint. May rarely cause complications of heart disease and lung. The most common disease of the heart is insufficient aortic valve (aortic regurgitation), pulmonary congestica.Problemele cause heart failure include progressive diffuse fibrosis of the upper lung. Also it is possible that a person with ankylosing spondylitis and inflammatory bowel disease was present: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.