Ankylosing spondylitis presenting with discitis

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 884-886

  Ebrahim, Reda A ^a   Sarwani, Nabeel I ^a   Kanekar, Sangam G ^a  

^a Salmaniya Medical Complex ^*  (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; B27; Discitis; Human Leukocyte Antigen; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISKITIS; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCITIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0034278907     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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