title: Aortic regurgitation at diagnosis of HLA-B27 associated spondyloarthropathy.
abstract: A 14-year-old boy with a 9 month history of rheumatic symptoms was found to have hemodynamically significant aortic regurgitation in association with an HLA-B27 associated spondyloarthropathy (SpA). Valvular incompetence due to aortitis can occur early in the clinical course of pediatric patients with SpA, and careful cardiac monitoring is warranted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Doernbecher Memorial Hospital for Children, Portland, OR, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Borzy
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Silberbach
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000032:analysis*; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen