Clinical features of ankylosing spondilitis in postcovidal period

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the assessment of the clinical and functional features of the course of ankylosing spondylitis in patients who have undergone COVID-19. The patients were divided into two groups: the first group of patients with ankylosing spondylitis who had undergone COVID-19, the second group of patients with ankylosing spondylitis who did not undergo COVID-19. All patients underwent in-depth clinical, laboratory and radiological examinations as well as testing using various scales. The clinical course of ankylosing spondylitis in patients who had undergone COVID-19 was characterized by a more pronounced disease activity, a high intensity of pain syndrome and more pronounced impairments in functional activity.