2022
DOI: 10.15305/ijrci/v10i1/358
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Ankylosing spondylitis with systemic lupus erythematosus: A rare co-existence

Bhavya Chintala,
Neeraj Jain,
Lalit Duggal

Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are two distinct immunological disorders with different etiopathogenic profiles and their co-existence is very rare. The present study discusses two cases of co-existing AS with SLE. The first case, which fulfilled the criteria for lupus, had HLA-B27 arthritis with predominant peripheral involvement, bilateral hip disease associated with non-scarring alopecia, recurrent oral ulcers and positive immunological markers. The second case was of a 37… Show more

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