title: Association of ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease and Takayasu's arteritis in a child.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 15-year-old, HLA-B27-positive male patient who presented a rare association of ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn's disease and Takayasu's arteritis, which resulted in death. A brief review of the literature is provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, São Paulo Federal University, Brazil.
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Hilàrio
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Terreri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prismich
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Len
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Kihara
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Solé
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001027:Aortography; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014711:Vertebral Artery