[PDF] Ankylosing Spondylitis - Arthritis New Zealand

to be about 10 mento one woman; in recent years a ratio of nearly 5 to 1 has been reported (Blumberg and Ragan, 1956; Wilkinson and Bywaters, 1958) While the present series of thirty female patients has been observed, however, 315 men have attended the Clinic, giving an incidence of 9 5 women to 100 men

[PDF] Gender differences in ankylosing spondylitis patients - Open Access

There are conflicting opinions with respect to the occurrence of AS in females, being considered extremely rare in women [3] whereas a less pronounced male

[PDF] Ankylosing Spondylitis - Brigham and Womens Hospital

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease, which primarily affects the axial skeleton manifesting in chronic back pain and spinal stiffness

[PDF] Living with a Chronic Disease – The Story of Ankylosing Spondylitis

Initially back pain is transient, becoming constant as the condition progresses ( Haroon and O Gradaigh 2009) AS often presents differently in females who tend to

[PDF] Ankylosing spondylitis - Europe PMC

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a complex, potentially debilitating disease that is insidious in In contrast, women have less severe involvement of the spine,