Abstract
We describe a 38-year-old patient with ankylosing spondylitis complicated by a non-traumatic dissection of the ascending aorta without concomitant Marfan's syndrome.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aorta / metabolism
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Aorta / pathology*
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Aorta / surgery
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Aortic Aneurysm / complications
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Aortic Aneurysm / metabolism
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Aortic Aneurysm / pathology*
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Aortic Dissection / complications
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Aortic Dissection / metabolism
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Aortic Dissection / pathology*
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HLA-B27 Antigen / metabolism*
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Humans
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Male
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing / complications
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing / metabolism
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Spondylitis, Ankylosing / pathology*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome