Relapsing polychondritis and spondyloarthropathies.

Journal: The Journal Of Rheumatology
Published:
Abstract

We report 3 patients with polychondritis who also developed spondyloarthropathy: one B27 negative patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who also exhibited uveitis and optic neuritis; a B27 positive patient with AS who developed acute aortic insufficiency and Crohn's disease; and a B27 negative patient with Reiter's syndrome. The possible association of spondyloarthropathy with relapsing polychondritis is discussed.

Authors
M Pazirandeh, B Ziran, B Khandelwal, T Reynolds, M Khan