[Pulmonary tuberculosis during a course of ankylosing spondylitis]

61 years old man with 30-years history of ankylosing spondylitis was admitted to hospital because of respiratory and cardiac failure. Chest X-ray and CT scan showed nonspecific inflammation but microbiological diagnosis allowed to establish the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. During antibioticotherapy and antituberculous treatment respiratory failure regressed.