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Ankylosing spondylitis (Bekhterev's disease)
Is an inflammatory disease that, over time, can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched-forward posture. If ribs are affected, it can be difficult to breathe deeply.
Symptoms:
- The joint between the base of your spine and your pelvis (sacroiliac)
- The vertebrae in your lower back
- The places where your tendons and ligaments attach to bones (entheses), mainly in your spine, but sometimes along the back of your heel
- The cartilage between your breastbone and ribs
- Your hip and shoulder joints
Preliminary plan:
- Traumatologist appointment
- General practitioner appointment
- Neurosurgeon appointment
- Cardiologist appointment
- Ophthalmologist appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Stool analys - Protozoans and Helminths (microscopy)
- Blood test:
- Urea (BUN)
- Creatinine
- Uric acid
- Rheumatoid factor
- Antistreptolisin O (ASL-O)
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Glucose
- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
- Alaninaminotrasferaza (ALT)
- Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)
- Bilirubin total and direct
- Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl) (blood)
- CK-creatine kinase
- Lumbar spine X-ray
- Lumbosacral Spine X-ray, functional tests
- Sacroiliac joint X-ray
Doctors
Ophthalmologist
Cardiologist
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