Inflammatory disorders of the vertebral column: seronegative spondyloarthropathies, adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile chronic arthritis.
A variety of inflammatory disorders may involve the spine and sacroiliac joint. Of these, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies (consisting principally of ankylosing spondylitis, psoriasis, Reiter's syndrome, and certain intestinal diseases), adult-onset rheumatoid arthritis, and juvenile chronic arthritis are particularly important. The imaging abnormalities accompanying these disorders, supplemented with some clinical and pathologic data, are the subject of this review.
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Department of Radiology, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego, CA 92161.
D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging