强直性脊柱炎(AS)是以骶髂关节和脊柱慢性、进行性炎症为主的全身性疾病,病情反复活动,终至脊柱强直、畸形,功能严重受损。我科近5年来采用中西医结合治疗AS,能迅速控制疾病症状,使病情趋于稳定,现报告如下。1临床资料本组47例,男38例、女9例;年龄16~52岁,平均26.4岁;病程4个月 Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a systemic disease characterized by chronic, progressive inflammation of the sacroiliac joint and the spine. The disease is repeatedly active until the ankylosis, deformity, and function are severely impaired. In the recent 5 years, our department has used the combination of Chinese and Western medicine to treat AS and can quickly control the symptoms of the disease so as to make the condition stable. The report is as follows. 1 Clinical data The group of 47 patients, 38 males and 9 females; aged 16 to 52 years, mean 26.4 years; duration of 4 months