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Diagnostic algorithm for axial Ankylosing Spondylitis - SpA (early AS) starting with the assessment of inflammatory
axial Ankylosing Spondylitis ... #Ankylosing #Spondylitis
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis and Complications

Vertebral disease that may compress the vertebral canal from all sides
Note: Do
Spondylosis - Pathogenesis ... Do not confuse "spondylosis ... " with "spondylitis ... #Spondylosis #pathophysiology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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: • Disc • Spondylosis ... Poly-Radiculopathy: • Spondylysis
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
lumbosacral strain) • Spondylosis ... e.g. ankylosing spondylitis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis
Polyradiculopathy
Spinal Cord Tuberculoma
Pott's Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis)
Brain Tuberculoma
Tuberculous Abscess
Tuberculous Meningitis

Dr. Gabriela Figueiredo Pucci
Disease (Vertebral Spondylitis
Seronegative Inflammatory Arthritis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis 
 • Infectious Arthritis: Viral, Bacterial,
Spondyloarthropathy: Ankylosing Spondylitis
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Auto-immune: Ankylosing spondylitis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis ... with ankylosing spondylitis ... - Ankylosing spondylitis
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Hemangioma Ankylosing Spondylitis
Extraintestinal manifestations of Crohn’s disease
Dermatological: Aphthous stomatitis, Erythema nodosum, Psoriasis, Pyoderma gangrenosum
Vascular: Portal hypertension, Thromboembolism, Thrombosis,
Arthritis, Ankylosing spondylitis