Enthesopathy - Cause - Diagnosis - Symptoms - Treatment

Enthesopathy is a condition that affects the entheses. Enthesitis is the inflammation of the entheses. Diseases and conditions which are associated with enthesitis, among others include:

• Achilles tendinitis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Psoriatic arthritis
• Reactive arthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Plantar fasciitis
• Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)

If you have seen the words entheses, enthesitis or enthesopathy in your X-ray or medical reports, you may have been unclear about their meaning.

• What are entheses?
• What are the symptoms of enthesopathy?
• How is enthesitis treated?

We asked rheumatologist Scott J. Zashin, M.D. to explain, What is Enthesopathy and Enthesitis?

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