title: The coexistence of Behçet's disease and ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: We present the case of a young woman suffering from both ankylosing spondylitis and Behçet's disease, associated with a severe inflammatory arthritis. Although the HLA phenotype was positive for HLA-B27 and negative for HLA-B5, the clinical findings, especially the joint manifestations of Behçet's disease, seem to appear dominantly. The meaning of this rare combination was discussed with a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Numune Education and Research Hospital, Samanpazari, Ankara, Turkey. pinarb@ato.org.tr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bodur
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ak
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Bostan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barça
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications