Uncommon case of ankylosing spondylitis associated with spontaneous occurring hypoparathyroidism.
Hypoparathyroidism and ankylosing spondylitis are two conditions with distinctive features which allow their differentiation. Hypoparathyroidism can be responsible for clinical and radiological changes resembling those seen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. We report an exceptional case of a patient with an association between ankylosing spondylitis and a severe idiopathic hypoparathyroidism with difficulties in diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first case of such an occurrence.
Department of Rheumatology, El Ayachi Hospital, University Hospital of Rabat-Sale, Salé, Morocco. yiy2005@hotmail.com
Yousra
Y
Ibn Yacoub
Samira
S
Rostom
Najia
N
Hajjaj-Hassouni
D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004872:Ergocalciferols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013746:Tetany / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004872:Ergocalciferols; D015090:25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase; D002125:Calcium Gluconate