A Case of Ankylosing Spondylitis Associated with Turner's Syndrome.
10.4078/jrd.2011.18.3.208
- Author:
Yun Sung KIM
1
;
Yu Jin JEONG
;
Hyun Sook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, The Chosun University College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea. healthyra@chosun.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Ankylosing spondylitis;
Turner's syndrome
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid;
Autoimmune Diseases;
Celiac Disease;
Chromosome Disorders;
Colitis, Ulcerative;
Crohn Disease;
Female;
Hashimoto Disease;
Humans;
Spondylitis, Ankylosing;
Turner Syndrome;
Vitiligo
- From:Journal of Rheumatic Diseases
2011;18(3):208-211
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Turner's syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder where phenotypic females have either a missing chromosome (45 XO) or a structural aberration in one of the chromosomes. Previous studies have suggested that women with TS may be at increased risk of several autoimmune diseases, such as Hashimoto thyroiditis, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and vitiligo. Although a high risk has been documented for autoimmune diseases in TS, there is only one case reporting the relationship between TS and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the literature. Herein, we present an unusual case of AS associated with TS.
