Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic multisystem inflammatory disorder with articular and
extraarticular features. It mainly affects the joints of the axial skeleton. 1–7 Inflammation and …

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare condition characterised by predominantly
upper lobe pleural and subjacent parenchymal fibrosis, the latter being intra-alveolar with …

Pleuropulmonary involvement was long described as an uncommon and late event in the
course of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This belief was based on studies that relied on …

Previous studies on the association of ankylosing spondylitis and abnormalities of the lung
parenchyma have been based largely on plain radiography and pulmonary function testing …

The aims of this study were to identify the spectrum of abnormalities seen on high-resolution
CT in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and to compare our findings with reports of plain …

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate pulmonary manifestations of ankylosing
spondylitis on inspiratory and expiratory high resolution CT. Material and Methods: The …

A significant relationship between Peyronie's disease and histocompatibility antigens of the
B7 cross-reacting group is described. The association of Peyronie's disease with a group of …

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting primarily the joints of the
axial skeleton. lo, 36, 42, 69, 79, 86, 87 It is classified among the seronegative …

Fibrobullous disease of the upper lobes of the lungs is a rare extraskeletal manifestation of
ankylosing spondylitis, occurring in 1.3% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis. We present …