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[Histiocytosis X and ankylosing spondylitis. A common pathogenesis?]
R Alvarez-Sala1, C Prados, E de Miguel
1Servicio de Neumología, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid.
Anales De Medicina Interna (Madrid, Spain : 1984)
|July 1, 1996
Summary
Histiocytosis X and ankylosing spondylitis, both immune-related diseases, were found in a single patient. This suggests a potential shared immunologic cause for these distinct conditions.
Area of Science:
- Immunology
- Rheumatology
- Pathology
Background:
- Histiocytosis X and ankylosing spondylitis are idiopathic disorders.
- Both conditions are suspected to have immunologic origins.
- T-lymphocyte defects are implicated in both diseases.