Presentation
Chronic lower back pain and left-side lower limb pain
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Ankylosing spondylitis - sacroiliac joints
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Loss of physiologic lordosis of the lumbar spine.
Small Schmorl's nodes at inferior endplate of D12, L3 levels.
Evidence of anterior fusion of L3-L4 and L4-L5 vertebral bodies.
No evidence of disc bulge/herniation at any level.
Evidence of fusion of sacroiliac joints.
From the case:
Ankylosing spondylitis - sacroiliac joints
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Fusion of the sacroiliac joint is noted.
Case Discussion
The overall features raise the possibility of ankylosing spondylitis.
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