Differentiating ankylosing spondylitis from other diseases
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Ankylosing spondylitis needs to be differentiated from certain conditions such as a strain of the lumbosacral joint, osteoarthritis, and Forestier's disease.
Differentiating Ankylosing spondylitis from other Diseases
Diseases that can have similar symptoms are
- Strain of lumbosacral joint
- Osteoarthritis
- Forestier's disease
- Tuberculous spondylitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Bone cancer
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Fibromyalgia |
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Rheumatoid arthritis |
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SLE |
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Chronic fatigue syndrome | Fatigue plus 4 of the following symptoms:
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Spondyloarthritis |
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Polymyalgia rheumatica |
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Osteoarthritis |
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Hypothyroidism |
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Myopathaies (polymyositis and dermatomyositis) |
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Neuropathy |
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