title: Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis.
abstract: Ankylosing spondylitis is reported to involve not only the joints but neurologic systems as well. The association of MS and AS has rarely been reported in the literature and epidemiological studies did not prove a definite relationship between these two conditions at present. We here describe a HLA-B 27 positive AS patient with MS symptoms and review the literature on the association of two diseases.
authors.affiliation: Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pinar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borman
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tuncay
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Köybaşi
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Inan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed