[Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis and ankylosing spondylitis].
A case of ankylosing spondylarthritis in which retroperitoneal fibrosis developed 16 years after onset is reported. The patient also had aortic incompetence and cardiac conduction disorders. Eight other cases of ankylosing spondylitis with retroperitoneal fibrosis have been published. Potential relationships between the two conditions--including the possible role of indomethacin used by the patient for 16 years--are discussed.
Azais
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Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Poitiers.
Roblot
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Barrier
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J
Debiasis
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Becq-Giraudon
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B
Bontoux
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D
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006327:Heart Block / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D011241:Prednisone; D007213:Indomethacin
Fibrose rétropéritonéale idiopathique et spondylarthrite ankylosante.