Spondyloarthritis or degenerative spondylosis

Dr. Ivan Galic., DOCTOR OF MEDICINE

Medical Case Details:

I have a patient who is 67 years old and she was diagnosed of Ankylosing spondylitis 11 years ago according to anamnestic data, HLA-B27 positivity and x-ray exams. So, I need experienced radiologists and rheumatologists to say only on basis of uploaded pictures which would be accurate diagnosis.

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Dr. Sandeep Singh
General Practitioner

Yes its a case of AS. Xray show bamboo spine nd severely distracted SI joint, osteophytes nd IV disc distraction present..

11.Apr, 12:08pm

Dr. Puri Divya Inder
Rheumatologist

Looks more degenerative
osteophytes are degenerative.
SI joints look ok.

11.Apr, 04:19pm

Dr. Vinayak M Nadiger
Radiodiagnosis Physician

It is more of a degenerative change

11.Apr, 06:12pm

Dr. Jain Padmesh Satishchand
Radiologist

Yes.. osteophytes are degenerative changes and can be seen in the radiograph uploaded...para spinal muscle spasm noted with mild Scoliosis.

16.Apr, 08:03pm

Dr. Ashaq Hussain Parrey
Rheumatologist

The patient has SPA
X ray is showing sclerosis of SI joint along with bambo spine. In addition patient has positive HLA B 27 so full filing both major criteria.

30.Jun, 05:13pm

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