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Review
. 1992 Sep;11(3):436-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF02207214.

Ankylosing spondylitis and sarcoidosis--coincidence or association? Case report and review of the literature

G Stucki  1 , A von Felten, R Speich, B A Michel
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Review

Ankylosing spondylitis and sarcoidosis--coincidence or association? Case report and review of the literature

G Stucki et al. Clin Rheumatol. 1992 Sep.

Abstract

We report a 25-year-old woman presenting with sarcoidosis and bilateral sacroiliitis. Her sarcoidosis related symptoms (malaise, cough and dyspnoea) improved dramatically under treatment with steroids but severe back pain persisted. Only seven similar cases have been described over the last 40 years and the question of a possible association between the two diseases has been raised. However, prevalence data from the literature and the apparent lack of genetic links are better arguments for coincidence than for association.

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