A patient with ankylosing spondylitis who presented with chronic necrotising aspergillosis

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-419

  Pamuk, Ömer Nuri ^a   Harmandar, Orbay ^a   Tosun, Birsen ^a   Yörük, Yener ^a   Çakır, Necati ^a,b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Altunizade   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS); Aspergillosis; Fibrocavitary disease; High resolution computed tomography (HRCT)

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ATELECTASIS; BLEEDING; CACHEXIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; GRAM STAINING; GRANULATION TISSUE; HEMOPTYSIS; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; JOINT LIMITATION; KNEE PAIN; KYPHOSIS; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SACROILIITIS; SMOKING; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULIN TEST;

EID: 23344452943     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-004-1047-8     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Rosenow E, Strimlan CV, Muhm JR, Ferguson RH (1977) Pleuropulmonary manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis. Mayo Clin Proc 52:641-649 1:STN:280:CSeD3cbhtV0%3D
2. Pontier S, Bigay L, Doussau S, Recco P, Lacassagne L, Didier A (2000) Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis and ankylosing spondylitis. Rev Mal Respir 17:683-686
3. Hendrix WC, Arruda LK, Platts-Mills TA, Haworth CS, Jabour R, Ward GW Jr (1992) Aspergillus epidural abscess and cord compression in a patient with aspergilloma and empyema. Survival and response to high dose systemic amphotericin therapy. Am Rev Respir Dis 145:1483-1486
4. Thai L, Katani KS, Salama S, Steiner RM (2000) Upper lobe fibrocavitary disease in a patient with back pain and stiffness. Chest 118:1814-1816 10.1378/chest.118.6.1814
5. Haslock I (1993) Ankylosing spondylitis. Baillieres Clin Rheumatol 7:99-115
6. Casserly IP, Fenlon HM, Breatnach E, Sant SM (1997) Lung findings on high-resolution computed tomography in idiopathic ankylosing spondylitis - correlation with clinical findings, pulmonary function testing and plain radiography. Br J Rheumatol 36:677-682 10.1093/rheumatology/ 36.6.677
7. Fenlon HM, Casserly I, Sant SM, Breatnach E (1997) Plain radiographs and thoracic high-resolution CT in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 168:1067-1072
8. Turetschek K, Wolfrang E, Fleischmann D, Wunderbaldinger P, Erlacher L, Zontsich T, Bankier AA (2000) Early pulmonary involvement in ankylosing spondylitis assessment with thin-section CT. Clin Radiol 55:632-636 10.1053/crad.2000.0498
9. Şenocak Ö, Manisali M, Özaksoy D, Sevina C, Akalin E (2003) Lung parenchyma changes in ankylosing spondylitis demonstration with high resolution CT and correlation with disease duration. Eur J Radiol 45:117-122 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00052-9
10. Kiris A, Özgöçmen S, Kocakoc E, Ardiçoǧlu Ö, Ogur E (2003) Lung fields on high resolution CT in early ankylosing spondylitis. Eur J Radiol 47:71-76 10.1016/ S0720-048X(02)00085-2
11. El Maghraoui A, Chaouir S, Bezza A, Tabache F, Abouzahir A, Ghafir D, Ohayon V, Archane MI (2003) Thoracic high resolution computed tomography in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and without respiratory symptoms. Ann Rheum Dis 62:185-186 1:STN:280:DC%2BD3s%2FhvVOgsg%3D%3D
12. El Maghraoui A, Chaouir S, Abid A, Bezza A, Tabache F, Achemlal L, Abouzahir A, Ghafir D, Ohayon V, Archane MI (2004) Lung findings on thoracic high-resolution computed tomography in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Correlations with disease duration, clinical findings and pulmonary function testing. Clin Rheumatol 23:123-128 10.1007/ s10067-003-0845-8
13. Kato T, Usami I, Morita H, Goto M, Hosoda M, Nakamura A, Shirna S (2002) Chronic necrotizing aspergillosis in pneumoconiosis: Clinical and radiological findings in 10 patients. Chest 121:118-127 10.1378/ chest.121.1.118
14. Cavazza A, Paci M, Turrini E, Dallari R, Rossi G (2003) Fungus colonisation of pulmonary rheumatoid nodule. J Clin Pathol 56:636-637 10.1136/jcp.56.8.636
15. Katz A, Ehrenfeld M, Livneh A, Bank I, Gur H, Pauzner R, Many A, Langevitz P (1996) Aspergillosis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Semin Arthritis Rheum 26:635-640 10.1016/S0049-0172(96)80014-X
16. Cohen AA, Natelson EA, Fechner RE (1971) Fibrosing interstitial pneumonitis in ankylosing spondylitis. Chest 59:369-371
17. Miller WT (1996) Aspergillosis: A disease with many faces. Semin Roentgenol 31: 52-66
18. Nakajima J, Takamoto S, Tanaka M, Takeuchi E, Murakawa T (2000) Thoracoscopic resection of the pulmonary aspergilloma Chest 118:1490-1492