Coexisting HLA-B27 positive spondyloarthritis and polyarteritis nodosa.
A 38 year old woman presented with widespread polyarteritis nodosa a few years after the onset of HLA-B27 positive spondyloarthritis. The concomitant coexistence of these two disorders suggests a possible association in this genetically susceptible subject.
Sattar
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MA
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Arabian Gulf.
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen