Spondylarthropathies
"Spondylarthropathies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Heterogeneous group of arthritic diseases sharing clinical and radiologic features. They are associated with the HLA-B27 ANTIGEN and some with a triggering infection. Most involve the axial joints in the SPINE, particularly the SACROILIAC JOINT, but can also involve asymmetric peripheral joints. Subsets include ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; and others.
| Descriptor ID |
D025242
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.853.625.800 C05.550.114.865.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Spondylarthropathies- Spondylarthropathies
- Marie-Strumpell Spondylitis
- Marie Strumpell Spondylitis
- Spondylitis, Marie-Strumpell
- Spondyloarthropathy
- Spondyloarthropathies
- Bechterew Syndrome
- Syndrome, Bechterew
- Spondylarthropathy
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