Ankylosing Spondylitis and Spondylitis Accompanying Ulcerative Colitis, Regional Enteritis, Psoriasis and Reiter's Disease. A Comparative Study

Abstract

Abstract A comparative clinical and roentgenologic study of spondylitis accompanying various diseases has revealed features which permit placing them in two descriptive categories. Ankylosing spondylitis and spondylitis associated with ulcerative colitis and regional enteritis resemble each other closely and constitute one category. Spondylitis associated with psoriasis and Reiter's disease also resemble each other closely but have features which distinguish them from the first category.