How to determine your child suffering from ankylosing spondylitis children?

Children and adults with ankylosing spondylitis is different from ankylosing spondylitis, the incidence has its particularity. It is reported incidence of ankylosing spondylitis children age 3 to 15 years old, the peak in the 8 to 14-year-old, male to female ratio was 6.9:1, which was characterized by first involving peripheral joints, non-symmetry of the unilateral lower extremity arthritis , and tendon attachment points of this inflammation is an important feature of the disease. Less than 15% of the patients with early symptoms of the central axis, in the lumbar and thoracic spine more. Active systemic symptoms is not uncommon, 5% to 10% of the patients with fever, weight loss, weakness and atrophy, weakness, increased lymph nodes, increased leukocyte and anemia. Up to 27 percent of children with acute anterior uveitis pigment attack, cardiovascular disease rare, but there are aortic atresia incomplete, non-specific conduction disturbances. The United States has information reported about 80% of children with a non-specific inflammatory bowel disease. If you suspect your child is suffering from ankylosing spondylitis children, may refer to the following items, ① age of onset less than 16 years old, in more than 8 years of age, men accounted for the vast majority of ②; ③ peripheral joint involvement will, and often for the first symptoms of involvement in the knee joint, hip and ankle for more than a few joints or joint non-symmetry symmetry; ④ hip involvement appeared more damage and disability; ⑤ tendon attachment points inflammation characteristic of this disease; ⑥ lumbosacral pain often in the early months to a few years after; ⑦ HLA-B2, the positive rate of 90 per cent; ⑧ a similar incidence to the family. Of course, this also depends mainly on the content and the final inspection specialists confirmed.