title: Ankylosing spondylitis in a Malawian.
abstract: I report a case of ankylosing spondylitis in a Malawian patient. I believe this is the first reported case of ankylosing spondylitis in a Malawian. Ankylosing spondylitis is rare in black Africans when compared with the Caucasian population. The clinical features of this disease are also different in these different racial groups. I will present a brief clinical history and a review of ankylosing spondylitis with special reference to the black African.
authors.affiliation: Dept. or Surgery, College of Medicine.
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Mkandawire