The Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association  2007;14(3):251-255

doi:10.4078/jkra.2007.14.3.251

A Case of Ankylosing Spondylitis Accompanying Sarcoidosis.

Byoung Yong CHOI 1 ; Young Bae PARK ; Jung Hwa LEE ; Hee Jung RYU ; Eun Young LEE ; Yun Jong LEE ; Eun Bong LEE ; Yeong Wook SONG

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Keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Sarcoidosis; Etanercept

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Sacroiliitis is a rare manifestation in patients with sarcoidosis and there have been several case reports of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) accompanying sarcoidosis. Recently, the development of sarcoidosis has been reported in AS patients treated with tumor necrosis factor blocker. We described a 27-year-old male patient with AS and histologically proven sarcoidosis who was treated with etanercept without aggravation of sarcoidosis.