Does Michael Jackson have AS?
I am a sufferer of Ankylosing Spondylitis, and the symptoms being observed in Michael Jackson sound oh so very familiar. Also, Vitiligo is associated with spondyloarthropathies (see this link) and we already know that Jackson claims to have Vitiligo (as the reason why his skin is now white).
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"The 46-year-old pop icon sat ramrod straight in his chair and dabbed his eyes [..]At times Jackson was rushed to a nearby hospital, arrived at court in pyjamas or was so zonked out on painkillers that he could barely sit.[..]The eccentric singer was obviously worn down by the long trial, losing weight as well as suffering back spasms."
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"Anxiety has a habit of making Jackson sick. At least four times during his trial, he checked into hospital with flu, back pain or dehydration."
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" The well-known US minister, a Jackson family friend, said he met with the popstar at a hospital overnight on Sunday where Jackson received treatment for a back ailment. [...] "Physically he is in excruciating pain ... He's had these back spasms and as even we talked last night he was grimacing in physical pain," Jackson said of the world reknown singer, who left a hospital near his Neverland estate late Sunday, about six hours after he was admitted to the emergency room for back pain. "
