Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Different Stages

Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis in Different Stages

Ankylosing Spondylitis is a common arthritis usually occur among men between the age of 16-30 years old. Patient whose first onset is after 40 years old is rarely seen. At first the symptoms are rather mild and slowly developed. In addition, over 90% patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) show positive HLA-27. To lean more you can read (The relationship between HLA-B27 and Ankylosing Spondylitis)

Patients need to pay attention to the symptoms in different stages. In the early phase the patients usually suffered from pain on the lower back and morning stiffness which will relief after exercises, along with symptoms as low-grade fever, fatigue, anorexia and emaciation. Some patients may supervene with iritis, and activities which increase abdominal pressure as sneezing will increase pain. At first it is intermittent pain, and after months and years it will develop into persistent pain. At last the inflammatory pain will gone, and from bottom to top, part or all of spine will stiffen and form Kyphosis deformity. Comparing with men’s symptoms, the female patient’s joints around spine are usually affected by the disease, and the disease is slowly developed, spine deformity is rather mild.
No matter what symptoms patients are showing, the earlier they get treatment the better treatment effect they can get. If the disease is delayed to last serious spinal curve stage, it is not easy to be completely recovered.