Ankylosing spondylitis
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DDx
- Other causes or mimics of sacroiliitis: reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome), psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, osteitis condensans ilii, hyperparathyroidism, Whipple's disease
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH; in elderly)
- Synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome
- Sciatica
- Lumbar disk herniation, spinal stenosis, or facet joint degenerative arthritis
- Ochronosis (alkaptonuria)
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DDx
- Other causes or mimics of sacroiliitis: reactive arthritis (Reiter's syndrome), psoriatic arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, osteitis condensans ilii, hyperparathyroidism, Whipple's disease
- Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH; in elderly)
- Synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome
- Sciatica
- Lumbar disk herniation, spinal stenosis, or facet joint degenerative arthritis
- Ochronosis (alkaptonuria)
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