title: Ankylosing spondylitis--a systemic disease.
abstract: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), the prototype of seronegative spondylarthropathies, is in fact a systemic disease, causing numerous extraskeletal manifestations that have a significant influence on patients vital prognostic. This article presents the principal systemic manifestations of AS, pointing out pathogenetic, clinical and therapeutic aspects.
authors.affiliation: Medical Clinic II, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. tatarualbu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albu
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Parasca
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tălu
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poantă
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy