The Prevalence of Sacroiliitis and Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Sarcoidosis
Joint Authors
Sever, Fidan
Orman, Mehmet
Ince, Ozlem
Kobak, Şenol
Source
International Journal of Rheumatology
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Sarcoidosis is a chronic granulomatous disease, which can involve different organs and systems.
Coexistence of sarcoidosis and spondyloarthritis has been reported in numerous case reports.
Purpose.
To determine the prevalence of sacroiliitis and spondyloarthritis in patients previously diagnosed with sarcoidosis and to investigate any possible relation with clinical findings.
Materials and Methods.
Forty-two patients with sarcoidosis were enrolled in the study.
Any signs and symptoms in regard to spondyloarthritis (i.e., existence of inflammatory back pain, gluteal pain, uveitis, enthesitis, dactylitis, inflammatory bowel disease, and psoriasis) were questioned in detail and biochemical tests were evaluated.
Sacroiliac joint imaging and lateral heel imaging were performed in all patients.
Results.
Sacroiliitis was found in 6 of the 42 (14.3%) sarcoidosis patients and all of these patients were female.
Common features of the disease in these six patients were inflammatory back pain as the major clinical complaint, stage 2 sacroiliitis as revealed by radiological staging, and the negativity of HLA B-27 test.
These six patients with sacroiliitis were diagnosed with spondyloarthritis according to the criteria of ASAS and of ESSG.
Conclusion.
We found spondyloarthritis in patients with sarcoidosis at a higher percentage rate than in the general population (1–1.9%).
Controlled trials involving large series of patients are required for the confirmation of the data.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kobak, Şenol& Sever, Fidan& Ince, Ozlem& Orman, Mehmet. 2014. The Prevalence of Sacroiliitis and Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Sarcoidosis. International Journal of Rheumatology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kobak, Şenol…[et al.]. The Prevalence of Sacroiliitis and Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Sarcoidosis. International Journal of Rheumatology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kobak, Şenol& Sever, Fidan& Ince, Ozlem& Orman, Mehmet. The Prevalence of Sacroiliitis and Spondyloarthritis in Patients with Sarcoidosis. International Journal of Rheumatology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460662