Leonard Trask (June 30, 1805 – April 13, 1861)[1][2] was an American who had a "contortion of neck and spine" during his late 20s after an accident while horse riding, which led to Trask becoming a medical curiosity. After numerous attempts at a cure, several further accidents resulting from his condition, and a loss of employment and mobility, Trask (by then earning small amounts of money as a curiosity) published an account of his condition which further increased his renown. His condition remained unsolved upon his death, but he was diagnosed post mortem with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).[1][3]
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- ^ Jayson MI (March 2003). "Leonard Trask: the wonderful invalid: the first American description of ankylosing spondylitis". Rheumatology. 48 (3). British Society for Rheumatology: 612–613. doi:10.1002/art.10875. PMID 12632411.