Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and discoid lupus: A case report

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Enginar A. U., Nur H., KAÇAR C.

NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL, cilt.6, sa.4, ss.412-414, 2019 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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
  • 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.