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Could Meningitis Have A Connection To My AS?

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Eugene, OR

Meningitis in 2002, ICU, 10 days hospital stay. Now I have AS, could there be a connection between Meningitis and AS?

January 6
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A MySpondylitisTeam Member

Absolutely. Illness is often the catalyst. Mine came from strep and, possibly, covid. Strep caused psoriasis. Psoriatic Spondylitis axial peripheral bilateral diagnosed after covid nearly killed me.

January 8 (edited)
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A MySpondylitisTeam Member

I don’t know the answer, but I also had meningitis when I was young and now have AS. Bad coincidence?

January 8

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