Co-existence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Ankylosing Spondylitis - A Case Report

Authors

  • Shweta Nakarmi hase B Resident, Department of Rheumatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka
  • Shamim Ahmed Associate Porfessor, Department of Rheumatology, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Md Abu Shahin Associate Porfessor, Department of Rheumatology, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Md Nahiduzzaman Shazzad Medical Officer, Department of Rheumatology, BSMMU, Dhaka
  • Tareq Mahmood Assistant Professor of Medicine, Potuakhali Medical College, Potuakhali
  • Syed Atiqul Haq Porfessor, Department of Rheumatology, BSMMU, Dhaka

Keywords:

Systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis, sacroilitis

Abstract

Co-existence of systemic lupus erythematosus and ankylosing spondylitis is not common. In this report, we present a 24-year-old woman with both the entities diagnosed in the course of time. Initially she presented with malar rash, photosensitivity, oral ulcer and polyarthritis. Her ANA and anti-Smith antibody were positive, but ant-ds DNA was negative. With these features, she was diagnosed as a case of systemic lupus erythematosus. Few months later, she was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis on the basis of inflammatory back pain and bilateral sacroilitis.

Bangladesh Med J. 2017 Sep; 46 (3): 100-103

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2019-07-16

How to Cite

Co-existence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Ankylosing Spondylitis - A Case Report. (2019). Bangladesh Medical Journal, 46(3), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v46i3.42251

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2017)

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Case Reports

How to Cite

Co-existence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Ankylosing Spondylitis - A Case Report. (2019). Bangladesh Medical Journal, 46(3), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v46i3.42251