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R A Ibrahim1, N I Sarwani, S G Kanekar
1Department of Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, PO Box 12, Manama, Bahrain. Tel. 255555/279774. Fax. 275612.
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-827 positive. This is the first case report of ankylosing spondylitis presenting as discitis in Bahrain.
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