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Ankylosing Spondylitis patients have significant comorbidities. In this 3-year follow-up from initial AS diagnosis, there were significant increased incidences of comorbidities, especially of conditions known to be associated with AS from a pathogenesis basis, such as Uveitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Osteoporosis.
Lesser known comorbidities include sleep apnoea, asthma, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers.
Current knowledge about the overall and site-specific risk of malignancy associated with ankylosing…
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Cancer risk is increased in patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis, especially gastrointestinal and haematological malignancies.
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) can cause significant functional impairments and lead to decreased quality of life. Patients with AS have a higher prevalence
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A new diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis is associated with sleep disorder, anxiety and depression.
The latter may be reactive to the pain and disability, or a direct effect of systemic inflammation.