Selective IgA deficiency and ankylosing spondylitis
Terzioğlu, E.; Kokuludağ, A.; Sin, A.; Kirmaz, C.; Yalçin, M.; Sebik, F.; Kabakçi, T.
Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology 7(6): 619-620
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1018-9068 PMID: 9491204 Document Number: 475899
A man with an ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and selective IgA deficiency is described. There have been several reports in the literature indicating coexistence of AS with selective IgA deficiency. As it is suggested in the literature, we believe that selective IgA deficiency is a poor prognostic factor in AS.