Ankylosing spondylitis Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A 35-year-old man comes to the emergency department for evaluation of right eye pain and redness. The pain started suddenly, and it is difficult for him to open the right eye in a well lit room. The patient has a history of chronic atraumatic low back pain for which he intermittently takes ibuprofen. Chart review reveals three similar episodes of eye pain requiring emergency department visits; however, the patient failed to follow up with an opthamologist. The patient’s right eye appears injected with associated photophobia.  X-ray of the patient's spine is shown below.  


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Laboratory analysis demonstrates a C-reactive protein level 26 mg/L (normal <10 mg/L). If left untreated, this patient is at risk of developing which of the following complications?  

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