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BMC Nephrology
Post-transplant manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis: a case report and review of literature
Ilona Kurnatowska1  Anna Zawiasa-Bryszewska1  Olga Brzezińska2  Joanna Makowska2 
[1] Department of Internal Diseases and Transplant Nephrology, The Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland;Department of Rheumatology, The Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland;
关键词: Ankylosing spondylitis case report;    Kidney transplantation;    Chronic back pain;    Immunosuppressive treatment;   
DOI  :  10.1186/s12882-021-02252-x
来源: Springer
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BackgroundAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) is an insidiously progressive and debilitating form of arthritis involving the axial skeleton, characterized by chronic back pain and progressive spinal stiffness, and lessening of pain and stiffness with exercise. Due to subsequent manifestation in different organs, AS causes reduction in life expectancy, so early diagnosis and treatment are of great importance. No AS cases have been reported in solid-organ transplant recipients yet.Case presentationA 58-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease due to chronic glomerulonephritis, after allogenic kidney transplantation 25 years earlier, with stable, good graft function, treated with chronic immunosuppressive therapy based on cyclosporine A, mycophenolate mofetil, and prednisone, with no previous history of a connective tissue disease presented fever up to 39 °C accompanied by pain localized in sacroiliac region radiating to the left lower limb. Detailed diagnostic procedures and x-rays of the lumbar spine and of the targeted sacroiliac joints revealed lesions characteristic of AS. Sulphasalazine was added to standard immunosuppression regimen with good clinical results.ConclusionsWe report an adult kidney transplant recipient with a new onset of AS. The risk of relapse or new onset of inflammatory disease in transplant recipients is extremely low due to immunosuppressive therapy following transplantation. However, when it occurs, the clinical presentation is commonly atypical, often leading to delayed diagnosis.

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