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Spondylitis, Ankylosing

"Spondylitis, Ankylosing" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A chronic inflammatory condition affecting the axial joints, such as the SACROILIAC JOINT and other intervertebral or costovertebral joints. It occurs predominantly in young males and is characterized by pain and stiffness of joints (ANKYLOSIS) with inflammation at tendon insertions.


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Bar chart showing 7 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 1995 and 1996 and 2000 and 2009 and 2011 and 2015 and 2022
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