title: Ankylosing spondylitis presenting with discitis.
abstract: Ankylosing spondylitis is not an uncommon disease worldwide, yet is relatively rare in Bahrain. There is a typical pattern of joint involvement in cases of ankylosing spondylitis, but the presentation of discitis is rare. We present a case of a patient presenting with backache and was diagnosed to have discitis. The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis was made only after he was found to be Human Leukocyte Antigen-B27 positive. This is the first case report of ankylosing spondylitis presenting as discitis in Bahrain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, PO Box 12, Manama, Bahrain.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ebrahim
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Sarwani
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kanekar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D015299:Discitis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology