Ankylosing spondylitis and sarcoidosis--coincidence or association? Case report and review of the literature

We report a 25-year-old woman presenting with sarcoidosis and bilateral sacroiliitis. Her sarcoidosis related symptoms (malaise, cough and dyspnoea) improved dramatically under treatment with steroids but severe back pain persisted. Only seven similar cases have been described over the last 40 years...

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Published inClinical rheumatology Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 436
Main Authors Stucki, G, von Felten, A, Speich, R, Michel, B A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.09.1992
Subjects
Adult
Female
Humans
Prevalence
Sarcoidosis - complications
Sarcoidosis - epidemiology
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - complications
Spondylitis, Ankylosing - epidemiology
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Summary:We report a 25-year-old woman presenting with sarcoidosis and bilateral sacroiliitis. Her sarcoidosis related symptoms (malaise, cough and dyspnoea) improved dramatically under treatment with steroids but severe back pain persisted. Only seven similar cases have been described over the last 40 years and the question of a possible association between the two diseases has been raised. However, prevalence data from the literature and the apparent lack of genetic links are better arguments for coincidence than for association.
ISSN:0770-3198
DOI:10.1007/BF02207214