Isolated pleural and pericardial effusion in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.

Abstract

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic seronegative spondyloarthritis with the major histocompatibility antigen HLA B27. Pulmonary involvement in AS is rare and is usually in the form of upper lobe fibrocavitary disease. Herein, we present a case with recurrent pleural and pericardial effusion without apical fibrobullous disease who responded to prednisolone treatment well. It is believed that this is the first case report complicating AS without parenchymal involvement in the literature.

• Authors: Levent Erkan, Oguz Uzun, Serhat Findik, Atilla G Atici, Sevket Ozkaya
• Journal: Respiratory medicine (Respir Med) Vol. 101 Issue 2 Pg. 356-8 (Feb 2007) ISSN: 0954-6111 [Print] England
• PMID: 16781130 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Glucocorticoids
• Prednisolone

Topics

• Glucocorticoids (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pericardial Effusion (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Pleural Effusion (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Prednisolone (therapeutic use)
• Spondylitis, Ankylosing (complications, diagnostic imaging)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (methods)
• Treatment Outcome