[SPINAL SYNDESMOPHYTE SCORE DOES NOT CORRELATE WITH SERUM TESTOSTERONE LEVEL IN MALE PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS].

To examine statistical correlation between mSASSS and serum levels of testosterone in males suffering from AS.Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic progressive inflammatory rheumatic disease primarily involving sacroiliac joints and spine. Structural damage, caused by AS, manifests with development of vertebral syndesmophytes and can be calculated as units of modified Spinal Ankylosing Spondylitis Syndesmophyte Score (mSASSS). The rate of...