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The first section of the book entitled Clinical and Molecular Advances in Ankylosing Spondylitis is a review of the clinical manifestations of Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Spondyloarthritis (SpA). The book includes chapters on Bone Mineral Density measurements, two chapters on the temporomandibular joints, axial fractures, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment. Molecular genetics and immune response are analyzed in the second section of the book; information on HLA-B*27, other MHC genes and the immune response of AS patients to bacteria is reviewed and updated. Two chapters are dedicated to recent information on non-MHC genes in AS susceptibility, and to new data on disease pathways generated from gene expression studies on peripheral blood.

Ankylosing spondylitis. --- Bechterew's disease --- Bekhterev's disease --- Marie-Struempell disease --- Marie-Strümpell spondylitis --- Rheumatoid spondylitis --- Spondylarthritis ankylopoietica --- Spondylitis ankylopoietica --- Ankylosis --- Spondylitis --- Spondyloarthropathies --- Immunology

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Ankylosing spondilitis is a chronic form of arthritis known to affect around 1 in 200 people (over 1 million sufferers in the USA alone). No cure has yet been found for the disease, however, early diagnosis and proper medical management can be important in reducing the risk of disability and deformity. Ankylosing spondilitis: the facts is the first mass market book to be published on this important disease. It provides clear and accessible information on treatment, diagnosis, genetic counselling, and daily life with this illness. Professor Khan is one of the leading experts in the world on AS, while also suffering from it. This combination of scientific knowledge and personal experience of a debilitating disorder results in a unique book which will prove invaluable for sufferers wishing toknow more about their condition, and those that share their lives.

Ankylosing spondylitis --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Bechterew's disease --- Bekhterev's disease --- Marie-Struempell disease --- Marie-Strümpell spondylitis --- Rheumatoid spondylitis --- Spondylarthritis ankylopoietica --- Spondylitis ankylopoietica --- Ankylosis --- Spondylitis --- Spondyloarthropathies

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Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic form of arthritis known to affect around 1 in 200 people (over 1 million sufferers in the USA alone). No cure has yet been found for the disease, however, early diagnosis and proper medical management can be important in reducing the risk of disability and deformity.   Ankylosing Spondylitis in Clinical Practice is a concise, practical guide on the diagnosis and management of this debilitating condition. The chapters cover all relevant issues including:   Epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis Genetics of ankylosing spondylitis Clinical manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis Diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis Imaging in ankylosing spondylitis Management of ankylosing spondylitis including non-drug and drug treatment options Socioeconomic aspects of ankylosing spondylitis   This book is aimed at clinicians who treat ankylosing spondylitis. It provides an authoritative, accessible guide to the diagnosis, management and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis.

Ankylosing spondylitis. --- Spondylitis, Ankylosing. --- Ankylosing spondylitis --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Musculoskeletal System Diseases --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Orthopedics. --- Pain medicine. --- Rheumatology. --- Orthopaedics --- Orthopedia --- Bechterew's disease --- Bekhterev's disease --- Marie-Struempell disease --- Marie-Strümpell spondylitis --- Rheumatoid spondylitis --- Spondylarthritis ankylopoietica --- Spondylitis ankylopoietica --- Medicine. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Pain Medicine. --- Internal medicine --- Connective tissues --- Joints --- Surgery --- Diseases --- Ankylosis --- Spondylitis --- Spondyloarthropathies --- Algiatry

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Focusing on the key essentials you need to know, Axial Spondyloarthritis provides a quick, expert overview of axSpA from a clinical perspective. This concise resource by Drs. Philip Mease and Muhammad Khan presents practical recommendations and guidelines for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of spondyloarthritis impacting the axial skeleton alongside an overview of epidemiology, special populations, and patient education. Discusses key information on genetic factors and disease biomarkers. Presents an overview of clinical features, classification criteria, and imaging to aid in diagnosis. Covers management and treatment guidelines, including non-pharmacologic management and the use of biologics. Consolidates essential information on this timely topic into a single, convenient resource.--

Arthritis. --- Spondyloarthropathies. --- Spondylarthritides --- Spondylarthritis --- Spondylarthropathies --- Arthritis --- Spine --- Arthritides --- Joints --- Inflammation --- Diseases --- Spondylitis, Ankylosing. --- Ankylosing Spondylarthritis --- Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis --- Bechterew's Disease --- Spondylitis Ankylopoietica --- Spondyloarthritis Ankylopoietica --- Ankylosing Spondylitis --- Bechterew Disease --- Marie-Struempell Disease --- Rheumatoid Spondylitis --- Spondylarthritis Ankylopoietica --- Ankylosing Spondylarthritides --- Ankylosing Spondyloarthritides --- Bechterews Disease --- Marie Struempell Disease --- Spondylarthritides, Ankylosing --- Spondylarthritis, Ankylosing --- Spondylitis, Rheumatoid --- Spondyloarthritides, Ankylosing --- Spondyloarthritis, Ankylosing

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Ankylosing spondylitis and Klebsiella is a comprehensive and informative text on the cause of Ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a condition which affects 20 million people worldwide and is likely caused or initiated by a bowel infection from Klebsiella bacteria.   When a patient is infected by Klebsiella bacteria, his or her immune system will make antibodies against all the antigens or molecules found in the microbe. Because some of the bacterial antigens resemble self tissues, the anti-bacterial antibodies will attack not only the bacteria but also the self tissues such as the joints and the cells having the same HLA molecules, which is how the disease AS starts.  This is the concept of molecular similarity or “molecular mimicry” which previously has been found to work in two other autoimmune diseases; rheumatic fever and rheumatoid arthritis.   The first paper on this subject was published in 1976 and since then over 100 papers on rheumatological topics have been published, from Prof Ebringer’s group, at the Division of Life Sciences, King’s College in London, UK.   The relevant information from these papers is extracted and presented in this book format making it accessible to health professionals, research institutions, pharmaceutical companies and universities and the general public.  .

Ankylosing spondylitis. --- Klebsiella. --- Medicine. --- Rheumatology. --- Ankylosing spondylitis --- Klebsiella --- Enterobacteriaceae --- HLA-B Antigens --- Spondylarthropathies --- Ankylosis --- Spondylarthritis --- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I --- Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods --- HLA Antigens --- Joint Diseases --- Gammaproteobacteria --- Arthritis --- Musculoskeletal Diseases --- Histocompatibility Antigens --- Proteobacteria --- Spondylitis --- Gram-Negative Bacteria --- Antigens, Surface --- Bacteria --- Spinal Diseases --- Isoantigens --- Diseases --- Antigens --- Organisms --- Bone Diseases --- Biological Factors --- Chemicals and Drugs --- Spondylitis, Ankylosing --- HLA-B27 Antigen --- Medicine --- Surgery & Anesthesiology --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Surgery - General and By Type --- Musculoskeletal System Diseases --- Bechterew's disease --- Bekhterev's disease --- Marie-Struempell disease --- Marie-Strümpell spondylitis --- Rheumatoid spondylitis --- Spondylarthritis ankylopoietica --- Spondylitis ankylopoietica --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Spondyloarthropathies --- Internal medicine --- Connective tissues --- Joints