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Can Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Look Like Osteoarthritis On A MRI?

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Columbia City, IN

I’m HLA-b27 positive, at my first rheumatologist visit I was told I had AS. My MRI shows, facet inflammation and degeneration and osteoarthritis.
Can non-radiographic spondylitis look like osteoarthritis?

February 23, 2023
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A MySpondylitisTeam Member

Wow. I also have the hla-b27 gene as well. My great grandmother had A.S. I believe my Mom said my Aunt has it as well. Plus my Mom has osteoporosis. Several people in my family have osteoporosis and RA and spinal vertibrea cancer. Crazy stuff

February 25, 2023
A MySpondylitisTeam Member

I think there's a lot about this family of diseases that aren't well-understood, so it wouldn't surprise me that something can look like something else.

February 24, 2023

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