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A 60 year old male with spinal stiffness and limited cervical range of motion. He has a prior history of uveitis requiring steroids. CBC and ESR are normal. Lumbosacral X-ray shows fused SI joints and syndesmophytes.what else we may find in this patient ?
a. bilateral inspiratory rates
b. diastolic murmur
c. digital clubbing
d. temporal artery and scalp tenderness
e. temporal mandibular joint tenderness
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Ankylosing spondylitis, you can find aortic regurgitation due to aortitis , B answer
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Ankylosing spondylitis is also associated with aortic insufficency in almost 8% of the cases.
answer b.
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I just want to add a little: "10% experienced inflammation of the jaw. This can be particularly debilitating causing difficulty in fully opening the mouth to eat"
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