Ankylosing spondylitis or Crohn's disease? Case report and review of the literature

Zahiu, D.Carmen.Mihaela.; Rimbaş, M.; Nicolau, A.; Zurac, S.; Voiosu, M.R.

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine 48(4): 347-353

2010


ISSN/ISBN: 1220-4749
PMID: 21528764
Document Number: 642642
A 27-year-old male with a 2 year history of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was investigated for intermittent episodes of diarrhea and found to have granulomatous ileitis. Differential diagnosis, discussions regarding similarities in immune alterations in both AS and Crohn's disease and therapeutic options are presented in this paper.

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