U.C.L.A. Rheumatology Pathophysiology of Disease Course Lecture,
Second Year Medical School 1997

  
 
  FirstPreviousNextLast Page 84
 
 
 
Salient Features     Page 84
   ......Index Go to Previous page .....Go to Next page
 



WIDTH=188    

Ankylosing Spondylitis

The single most important diagnostic X-ray is erosions in the sacroiliac joint.

  
Figure 6. Bilateral sacroiliitis shown in an xray in an AS patient. Sacroiliitis often leads to ankylosis (bony overgrowth) of the sacroiliac joint. photo CAC  
    FirstPreviousNextLast Page 84
 
   
......Index Go to Previous page .....Go to Next page
 
About Us | Contact Us | ©2005 This web site has been developed and maintained by Craig W. Wiesenhutter, M.D.