ankylosing spondylitis
type of arthritis in which there is long term inflammation of the joints of the spine
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Summary
ankylosing spondylitis is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of designated intractable rare disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,311 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3], symptom or sign[4]
- Subclass of: bone inflammation disease[5], axial spondyloarthritis[6], autoimmune disease of musculoskeletal system[7], spinal disease[8], disease[9]
- Commons category: Ankylosing spondylitis[10]
- ICPC 2 ID: L88[11]
- Symptoms and signs: chronic secondary musculoskeletal pain[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ankylosing spondylitis[13]
- Described at URL: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ankylosing-spondylitis/[14]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4847[15]
- ICD-9-CM: 720.0[16]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C84564[17]
- Health specialty: rheumatology[18]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: ibuprofen[19], Diclofenac[20], naproxen[21], piroxicam[22], apremilast[23], etanercept[24], certolizumab pegol[25], secukinumab[26], methotrexate[27], golimumab[28], adalimumab[29], ustekinumab[30], infliximab[31], celecoxib[32]
- Genetic association: ANO6[33], IL23R[34], KIF21B[35], ERAP1[36], ANTXR2[37], CARD9[38]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_7147[39], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:7147[40], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_825[41]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[42]
- WordLift URL: http://data.medicalrecords.com/medicalrecords/healthwise/ankylosing_spondylitis_2[43]
Why It Matters
ankylosing spondylitis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]