title: Behçet's syndrome coexisting with clinically occult ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: The case of a 36-year old man with Behçet's disease (BS) for 16 years had low back pain and stiffness in the cervical and lumbar spine. He was diagnosed as having ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In this report we wish to emphasize the clinically occult co-existence of AS in BS and revelation of AS after a long time of BS diagnose.
authors.affiliation: Mersin Universitesi, Tip Fakültesi, F.T.R. Anabilim Dali 33070 Mersin, Turkey. obolgencimen@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: Ozlem Bölgen
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Cimen
authors.forename: Günşah
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biçer
authors.forename: Canan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012446:Sacroiliac Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed