Familial Mediterranean fever and ankylosing spondylitis in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A case report and review of the literature.
The association of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS), most commonly with negative HLA-B27 antigen, was described in several previous reports, although the pathogenic mechanism of this association still remains unknown. Herein we report an uncommon association of FMF with HLA-B27 positive AS as an occasional coincidence in a patient who had been diagnosed as having JIA 23 years previously.
Keleş
Işik
I
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey. ikeles@ttnet.net.tr
Aydin
Gülümser
G
Tosun
Aliye
A
Inal
Elem
E
Keleş
Hatice
H
Orkun
Sevim
S
D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003078:Colchicine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D003078:Colchicine