Are iritis and sacroiliitis definitely indicative of ankylosing spondylitis?
Disease description:
After my recent hospital checkup, I found out I have iritis and feel a bit worried. I want to know: do iritis and sacroiliitis necessarily mean ankylosing spondylitis?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Liu Aihua
Iritis and sacroiliitis are not necessarily ankylosing spondylitis. Sacroiliitis may be caused by ankylosing spondylitis or by localized factors due to other reasons. Further evaluation for ankylosing spondylitis, including HLA-B27 testing, is recommended. Iritis is associated with ankylosing spondylitis and the latter is a common cause of iritis. Patients are advised to seek examination and treatment at a正规 hospital.
