Clinical observation of a patient with ankylosing spondylarthritis (Bechterew’s disease)

Abstract

Back pain (dorsopathy) is one of the common syndromes, which is specific to the whole group of diseases with similar clinical presentations. Ankylosing spondylarthritis (Bechterew’s disease) with a distinct clinical course evolving not only spinal and sacroiliac lesion, but also visceral changes is discussed using the example of a clinical case. The authors discuss Nimesulide, a drug from NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) group, in the treatment of inflammatory presentations of the disease and evaluate its efficacy.

Keywords

• back pain
• ankylosing spondylarthritis
• sacroiliitis
• nsaids