Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis in a female patient
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Beلta Baksay & Alیz Dér & Zoltلn Szekanecz & Sلndor Szلntَ & Attila Kovلcs
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are two distinguished representatives of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. The two diseases differ significantly in their etiology, pathology, clinical signs, and in the nature of articular manifestations. Their association has been a rarity in the literature. Here, authors describe a case of a 55-year-old female patient with AS associated with RA. Her spinal symptoms started in 1979, and the diagnosis of AS was established based on the typical clinical picture and X-ray. She developed severe spinal deformity during the next decades. In 2005, peripheral polyarthritis developed, although neither the diagnosis nor the treatment was modified. In 2007, authors diagnosed seropositive RA. Therapy included anti-inflammatory therapy and traditional disease-modifying agents, eventually followed by biological therapy.
Clin Rheumatol (2011) 30:1119–1122 Received: 17 March 2011 / Accepted: 18 March 2011 / Published online: 20 April 2011
