Aortic regurgitation at diagnosis of HLA-B27 associated spondyloarthropathy.

Simpson, J; Borzy, M S; Silberbach, G M · J Rheumatol · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 14-year-old boy with a 9 month history of rheumatic symptoms was found to have hemodynamically significant aortic regurgitation in association with an HLA-B27 associated spondyloarthropathy (SpA). Valvular incompetence due to aortitis can occur early in the clinical course of pediatric patients with SpA, and careful cardiac monitoring is warranted.

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