A man with long standing and severe ankylosing spondylitis, treated with radiotherapy, developed a primary adenocarcinoma of the lung in an area of apical fibrosis. The significance of this is discussed and the literature reviewed.

BACKGROUND In the present study, we evaluated relationships between serum biomarkers and clinical/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in golimumab-treated patients with ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS In the GO-RAISE study, 356 patients with ankylosing spondylitis randomly received either placebo (n = 78) or golimumab 50 mg or 100 mg (n = 278) injections every 4 weeks through week 24 (p...

background: ankylosing spondylitis (as) may manifest with heterogeneous patterns according to ethnic origins. the objectives of this study were to describe the influence of various iranian ethnic origins on clinical measures in patients with as. methods: 0ne hundred sixty-three as patients diagnosed by modified new york 1984 criteria were enrolled consecutively in a cross-sectional study. the p...

Background:
 Spondylitis TB is an infection of Mycobacterium involving the spine. The course spondylitis relatively indolent. This study was conducted to evaluate clinical presentation and a goal surgery in two patients who had been operated for tuberculosis (TB) Siti Rahmah Hospital during Covid-19 pandemic.
 Case Report:
 1, A 24-year-old woman, presented emergency department w...

The association of idiopathic achalasia with ankylosing spondylitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis, to our knowledge not previously reported, is described in a 54 year old woman. We suggest that the consecutive occurrence of ankylosing spondylitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis, two well-known autoimmune disorders, before the presence of achalasia, reinforces the theory of autoimmunity in etiopatho...

Ankylosing spondylitis, formerly known as Bechterew’s disease or MarieStrümpell disease, is a type of inflammatory rheumatic disease which affects mostly the spine. In the end-stage of this disease, patients suffer from complete fusion and rigidity of the spine—the so-called "bamboo spine". Here, you will find all the relevant facts on ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that you need for your rheumato...

Ankylosing spondylitis, formerly known as Bechterew’s disease or MarieStrümpell disease, is a type of inflammatory rheumatic disease which affects mostly the spine. In the end-stage of this disease, patients suffer from complete fusion and rigidity of the spine—the so-called "bamboo spine". Here, you will find all the relevant facts on ankylosing spondylitis (AS) that you need for your rheumato...