Ankylosing spondylitis [electronic resource] / Muhammad Asim Khan.

Introductory overview on ankylosing spondylitis
Epidemiology of ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthropathies
Causes of ankylosing spondylitis
Disease process
Clinical features
Physical findings
Diagnosis
Other manifestations and complications
Descriptions of related diseases : the spondyloarthropathies
Assessment of disease activity
Disease management
New treatment : remarkable efficacy of TNF-a antagonists
Other aspects of disease management
Socioeconomic aspects and prognosis
Brief illustrative case histories.