ankylosing spondylitis lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis
• Inflammatory joint disease affecting the spine. It occurs predominantly in young males and produces pain and stiffness as a result of inflammation of the sacroiliac, intervertebral, and costovertebral joints. Etiology is unknown.