Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2019
A 37-year-old patient complains of pain in the spinal column, reduced mobility. The condition persists for 7 years. "Sway back" is observed, there is no movement in all spinal regions. X-ray shows "bamboo spine" vertebral column. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Spondylitis deformans
- Tuberculous spondylitis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Ankylosing spondyloarthritis
- Osteochondrosis
Correct answer
Ankylosing spondyloarthritis
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