Relapsing polychondritis and spondyloarthropathies.
We report 3 patients with polychondritis who also developed spondyloarthropathy: one B27 negative patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who also exhibited uveitis and optic neuritis; a B27 positive patient with AS who developed acute aortic insufficiency and Crohn's disease; and a B27 negative patient with Reiter's syndrome. The possible association of spondyloarthropathy with relapsing polychondritis is discussed.
Pazirandeh
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Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, OH.
Ziran
B H
BH
Khandelwal
B K
BK
Reynolds
T L
TL
Khan
M A
MA
D000328:Adult; D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications*; D004425:Ear Cartilage; D005260:Female; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010031:Otitis / Q000150:complications; D010388:Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology
D006680:HLA Antigens