Pseudoarthrosis and ankylosis of the vertebral spine without sacroiliitis associated with Takayasu's arteritis: review of the association.
Pseudoarthrosis and ankylosis of the vertebral spine associated with Takayasu's arteritis is extremely rare. We present a patient with the entity who was HLA-B27 negative and had normal sacroiliac joints. The association between Takayasu's arteritis and ankylosing spondylitis appears real but seemingly rare.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Berne, Inselspital, 3010 Berne, Switzerland. caroline.schuetz.schweizer@insel.ch
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*