Patient's question:
I am 53 years old. Recently, as I have gotten older, I have been experiencing leg pain. I have previously visited the immunology department, but the effect was not significant. I have taken both Chinese and Western medicine, especially when the weather changes, I feel uncomfortable. What are the symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis?Doctor's answer:
Inflammatory spondylopathy, chest pain, alternating hip pain, acute anterior uveitis, synovitis, tendinopathy, X-ray sacroiliac arthritis, with a positive family history of ankylosing spondylitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, or psoriasis. Diagnosis primarily relies on clinical manifestations, family history, and joint issues. Heel pain, heel pain is a manifestation of enthesitis and is also quite specific. Some patients may only present with heel pain at the onset, with minimal back pain, which is often the most easily overlooked and misdiagnosed.