title: Ankylosing spondylitis presenting as spondylodiscitis.
abstract: Spondylopathy is a relatively common finding in advanced ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However non-infectious spondylodiscitis as an early manifestation of AS seems to be exceptional. In this article, we present such a case in an adolescent.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010653:Phenylbutazone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint; D012544:Scheuermann Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010653:Phenylbutazone