A case of coexisting Behçet's disease and ankylosing spondylitis

Korean J Intern Med. 2000 Jan;15(1):93-5. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2000.15.1.93.

Abstract

Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic inflammatory condition involving several organs, such as skin, mucous membrane, eye, joint, intestine, lung and central nervous system. Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a prototype of seronegative spondyloarthropathy, and a chronic systemic inflammatory disorder of the axial skeleton, mainly affecting the sacroiliac joint and spine. In the latter, systemic complications may develop in addition to joint involvement. The coexistence of BD and AS has been rarely reported in the literature. The inclusion of BD among seronegative spondyloarthritides and whether sacroiliitis (SI) develops in BD are still being debated. We describe a 28-year-old man who has fulfilled the diagnostic criteria for BD and AS as well.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angiography
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / administration & dosage
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Behcet Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / complications*
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / diagnosis*
  • Spondylitis, Ankylosing / drug therapy
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents