Case Report
Acute bilateral pleural effusions in ankylosing spondylitis
Authors:
Aravinthan Narani,
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, LK
About Aravinthan
Registrar in Medicine, Professorial Medical Unit
Pirasath Selladurai
Teaching Hospital, Jaffna, LK
About Pirasath
Consultant Rheumatologist
Abstract
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic seronegative spondyloarthritis associated with the major histocompatibility antigen HLA B27. Apical pleural thickening in ankylosing spondylitis is common in association with apical fibrobullous disease. Pleural disease is otherwise rare. Here, we present a case of bilateral pleural effusion in 38 years old man with ankylosing spondylitis.
How to Cite:
Narani, A. and Selladurai, P., 2019. Acute bilateral pleural effusions in ankylosing spondylitis. Ceylon Journal of Medical Science, 56(1), pp.40–42. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cjms.v56i1.4950
Published on
30 Dec 2019.
Peer Reviewed
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