کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5629542 | 1580272 | 2017 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis usually is rare due to different immunopathology.
- We presented four patients with concomitant pathology.
- Diagnostic and treatment challenges were discussed.
Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. There are many cases of multiple sclerosis - like syndrome and demyelinating disorders in systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren disease, Behcet disease and other autoimmune conditions. Coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis usually is rare but in this article we report 4 Russian patients with concomitant multiple sclerosis and ankylosing spondylitis diseases. None of these patients received anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy prior to diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. Pathogenesis, diagnostic and treatment challenges are discussed.
Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Volume 44, October 2017, Pages 230-233