Behçet's syndrome coexisting with clinically occult ankylosing spondylitis

The case of a 36-year old man with Behçet's disease (BS) for 16 years had low back pain and stiffness in the cervical and lumbar spine. He was diagnosed as having ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In this report we wish to emphasize the clinically occult co-existence of AS in BS and revelation of AS...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 2002-08, Vol.61 (4), p.440-442
Hauptverfasser:	CIMEN, Özlem Bölgen, SAHIN, Günsah, BICER, Ali, ERDOGAN, Canan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Behcet Syndrome - complications Behcet Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Biological and medical sciences Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Diseases of the osteoarticular system Humans Inflammatory joint diseases Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Male Medical sciences Sacroiliac Joint - diagnostic imaging Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Spondylitis, Ankylosing - complications Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	The case of a 36-year old man with Behçet's disease (BS) for 16 years had low back pain and stiffness in the cervical and lumbar spine. He was diagnosed as having ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In this report we wish to emphasize the clinically occult co-existence of AS in BS and revelation of AS after a long time of BS diagnose.
ISSN:	0340-1855 1435-1250
DOI:	10.1007/s00393-002-0319-4