Sequential appearance of ankylosing spondylitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis and achalasia: Coincidental association or evidence of autoimmunity?
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Kalomenopoulou M.,
Pilpilidis I., .
Evgenidis N.,
Katsos I.,
Papagiannis A.,
Katsiba D.,
Katsinelos P., .
Tarpagos A.,
Christodoulou K., .
SUMMARY
The association of idiopathic achalasia with ankylosing
spondylitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis, to our knowledge
not previously reported, is described in a 54 year old woman.
We suggest that the consecutive occurrence of ankylosing
spondylitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis, two well-known
autoimmune disorders, before the presence of achalasia,
reinforces the theory of autoimmunity in etiopathogenesis
of achalasia.
Key words: Achalasia, Ankylosing spondylitis, Retroperitoneal fibrosis, Autoimmunity
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