title: Bilateral hip pain in a young man? It may be worth considering juvenile-onset ankylosing spondylitis (JAS).
abstract: A 15-year-old boy with severe bilateral hip joint pain and restriction of mobility presented to the casualty ward. He had earlier been treated for tuberculosis of the hip, with no relief. Our work up revealed a case of severe juvenile-onset ankylosing spondylitis with predominant hip involvement and accompanying sacroiliitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Neetu Nandkishore
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Dnyanesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shashank
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagendra
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Shailesh Maruti
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jadhav
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012460:Sulfasalazine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D012460:Sulfasalazine; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D008775:Methylprednisolone