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Sacroiliitis

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Definition: Inflammation of the SACROILIAC JOINT. It is characterized by lower back pain, especially upon walking, fever, UVEITIS; PSORIASIS; and decreased range of motion. Many factors are associated with and cause sacroiliitis including infection; injury to spine, lower back, and pelvis; DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS; and pregnancy.     
See Also Sacroiliac Joint 		Other names Septic Sacroiliitides; Sacroiliitis, Septic; Sacroiliitis, Pyogenic; Sacroiliitides, Septic; Sacroiliitides, Pyogenic; Sacroiliitides; Pyogenic Sacroiliitides; Septic Sacroiliitis; Pyogenic Sacroiliitis

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