Dissection of the ascending aorta in a patient with HLA-B27 associated ankylosing spondylitis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We describe a 38-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis complicated by a non-traumatic dissection of the ascending aorta without concomitant Marfan's syndrome.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aorta
- Aortic Aneurysm
- HLA-B27 Antigen
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing