Aortic Insufficiency With Mild Ankylosing Spondylitis in Black Men

Two black male patients with aortic insufficiency were later found to have mild, asymptomatic ankylosing spondylitis, evident from roentgenograms and from the presence of HLA-B27 antigen. The two cases emphasize that even "subclinical" ankylosing spondylitis may have aortic insufficiency,...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 240; no. 24; pp. 2652 - 2653
Main Authors:	Eversmeyer, Walter Henry, Rosenstock, David, Biundo, Joseph J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Medical Association 08-12-1978
Subjects:	African Continental Ancestry Group Aged Aortic Valve Insufficiency - complications Aortic Valve Insufficiency - immunology HLA Antigens - immunology Humans Male Middle Aged Sacroiliac Joint - abnormalities Sex Factors Spondylitis, Ankylosing - complications Spondylitis, Ankylosing - immunology
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Summary:	Two black male patients with aortic insufficiency were later found to have mild, asymptomatic ankylosing spondylitis, evident from roentgenograms and from the presence of HLA-B27 antigen. The two cases emphasize that even "subclinical" ankylosing spondylitis may have aortic insufficiency, and that the uncommon occurrence of ankylosing spondylitis in black patients may also be associated with this extra-articular manifestation.(JAMA 240:2652-2653, 1978)
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ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598
DOI:	10.1001/jama.1978.03290240052025