coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and hereditary multiple exostoses:coincidence or association

نویسندگان

abdolrahman rostamian department of rheumatology, vali-asr hospital, imam khomeini hospital complex, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran; center for research on occupational disease, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

hamed mazoochy department of orthopedics, imam khomeini hospital complex, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

shafieh movassaghi department of rheumatology, vali-asr hospital, imam khomeini hospital complex, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

seyed mohammad javad mortazavi department of orthopedics, imam khomeini hospital complex, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

چکیده

coexisting ankylosing spondylitis and hereditary multiple exostoses have rarely been reported (three patients) previously. a 27-year-old man with hereditary multiple exostoses is presented as a fourth report. at the age of 15 years, the patient had multiple exostoses around the knee, ankle and shoulder joints. he was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis 3 years ago. the patient’s sister and his 3 brothers also have multiple exostoses without any family history of spondyloarthropathy or inflammatory arthritis. the aim of this report is to discuss an interesting coexistence of these two diseases. the increasing number of reported patients who have a coexistence of these two diseases might suggest that the association of these two diseases is stronger than a coincidence.

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iranian journal of radiology

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