A Case of Ankylosing Spondylitis Accompanied by Henoch-Schonlein Purpura and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.
- Author:
Byoong Yong CHOI
1
;
Hyun Mi KWON
;
Jung Jun SUNG
;
Seong He PARK
;
Yeong Wook SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ysong@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Henoch-Schonlein purpura;
Polyradiculoneuropathy;
Ankylosing spondylitis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Humans;
Immunization, Passive;
Peripheral Nervous System;
Polyneuropathies;
Polyradiculoneuropathy;
Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch;
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2012;83(4):538-542
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Peripheral nervous system dysfunction is a rare complication in Henoch-Schonlein purpura, but it tends to recover spontaneously without treatment. A 78-year-old man who had ankylosing spondylitis presented with Henoch-Schonlein purpura associated with progressive sensorimotor polyneuropathy. He was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, which did not improve despite intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. We describe a case of Henoch-Schonlein purpura, accompanied by chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.
