Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus: A case report
NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, cilt.6, sa.4, ss.412-414, 2019 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.14744/nci.2018.90922
- Dergi Adı: NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.412-414
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Ankylosing spondylitis, discoid lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus, ERYTHEMATOSUS, CLASSIFICATION, MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSIS
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis with connective tissue diseases is very rare. Here, in this study, we describe a coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus erythematosus in a 35-year-old man. He presented with a 5-year history of low back pain and concurrent development of a discoid rash. Inflammatory low back pain, HLA-B27 positivity and bilateral active sacroiliitis confirmed the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis. Discoid lupus erythematosus was diagnosed based on a skin biopsy. There are reports of discoid lupus associated with medications, particularly with tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) blocking drugs. However, the patient presented here had coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus before starting such treatments.