title: [Pulmonary tuberculosis during a course of ankylosing spondylitis].
abstract: 61 years old man with 30-years history of ankylosing spondylitis was admitted to hospital because of respiratory and cardiac failure. Chest X-ray and CT scan showed nonspecific inflammation but microbiological diagnosis allowed to establish the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. During antibioticotherapy and antituberculous treatment respiratory failure regressed.
authors.affiliation: Przychodnia P/Gruźlicza w Łukowie.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Narejko
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*