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.
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*