Open AccessCombination of ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis: clinical observations and literature review
Author(s) -
А. А. Годзенко,
Е. В. Черемушкина,
А. Е. Димитрева,
М. М. Урумова
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sovremennaâ revmatologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2310-158X
pISSN - 1996-7012
DOI - 10.14412/1996-7012-2021-4-72-80
Subject(s) - ankylosing spondylitis , rheumatoid arthritis , medicine , spondylitis , dermatology , physical therapy
The article discusses one of the variants of overlap syndrome – a combination of symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Three clinical cases are described, in these cases characteristic signs of both diseases were noted and the criteria of both diseases were met. The genetic factors and immunopathogenetic mechanisms underlying AS and RA are analyzed. A review of the literature on the combination of AS and RA is presented.