Two Subsets of Large Vessel Vasculitis Characterized by the Absence or Presence of Spondyloarthritis or its Associated Diseases.

Journal: The open rheumatology journal
Published Date: Nov 30, 2016

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whilst large vessel vasculitis (LVV) predominantly occurs in isolation, associations with other infectious and non-infectious diseases have been reported. Limited data describing associations with various autoimmune diseases (AI), including spondyloarthritis exists. The aim of this study was to characterize the association of LVV and spondyloarthritis or its associated diseases (SpAD).

Authors

  • Diana Ernst
    Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany.
  • Niklas Bearlecken
    Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany.
  • Reinhold Ernst Schmidt
    Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany.
  • Torsten Witte
    Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, Germany.

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