title: Ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: Essential facts About 200,000 people in the UK have ankylosing spondylitis, and there are around 2,300 new diagnoses each year in England and Wales. A form of arthritis, the chronic condition causes inflammation in the spine and other areas of the body. It is about three times more common in men than in women.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dean
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013131:Spine; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing; D006113:United Kingdom; D014852:Wales