Dissection of the ascending aorta in a patient with HLA-B27 associated ankylosing spondylitis.
We describe a 38-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis complicated by a non-traumatic dissection of the ascending aorta without concomitant Marfan's syndrome.
Juan
Antonio
A
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Son Llàtzer, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain. ajuan@hsll.es
Ibáñez
Mónica
M
Sáez de Ibarra
José Ignacio
JI
Ros
Inmaculada
I
Crémer
David
D
Rosell
Jordi
J
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen