PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ebrahim, Reda A.
AU  - Sarwani, Nabeel I.
AU  - Kanekar, Sangam G.
TI  - Ankylosing spondylitis presenting with discitis
DP  - 2000 Sep 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 884--886
VI  - 21
IP  - 9
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/9/884.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/21/9/884.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2000 Sep 01; 21
AB  - Ankylosing spondylitis is not an uncommon disease worldwide, yet is relatively rare in Bahrain. There is a typical pattern of joint involvement in cases of ankylosing spondylitis, but the presentation of discitis is rare. We present a case of a patient presenting with backache and was diagnosed to have discitis. The diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis was made only after he was found to be Human Leukocyte Antigen-B27 positive. This is the first case report of ankylosing spondylitis presenting as discitis in Bahrain.