Spondylitis
Inflammation of the vertebrae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spondylitis is an inflammation of the vertebrae. It is a form of spondylopathy. In many cases, spondylitis involves one or more vertebral joints, as well, which itself is called spondylarthritis.
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Spondylitis due to Tropheryma whipplei: Contrast-enhanced, T1 weighted fat suppressed magnetic resonance imaging demonstrating contrast enhancing lesions of spondylitis in the first (L1) and second (L2), as well as fourth (L4) and fifth (L5) lumbar vertebra, sparing the intervertebral discs | |
Specialty | Rheumatology |
Diagnostic method | X-ray, MRI, Ultrasonography, blood tests[1] |
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