Varies: Spondylitis simply refers to degeneration seen on an imaging study of the spine, either plain xray, mri, or ct. Many times such degeneration is asymptomatic. Sometimes the degeneration is severe enough that spinal instability can result, or even compression of the neural elements. The devil is really in the details with such a general term.
Answered 1/7/2014
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See details.: The major symptom is pain. Early in the disease course the pain is worse at rest and improved with activity. With time, unless this is aggressively treated, calcifications of the spinal ligaments will lead to irreversible loss of motion. Spondylitis can also cause cardiac, pulmonary and peripheral arthritic issues.
Answered 12/28/2014
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