Cutaneous leukocytoklastic vasculitis in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis: A case report
Yida Xing,
Chengjun Zhuang,
Qian Yu,
Changyan Liu,
Mingxi Xu,
Lin Zhao,
Xiaodan Kong
Affiliations
Yida Xing
Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
Chengjun Zhuang
Department of Intensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
Qian Yu
Wound Stoma Clinic, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
Changyan Liu
Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
Mingxi Xu
Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
Lin Zhao
Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China
Xiaodan Kong
Department of Rheumatology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, China; Corresponding author. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, No. 467 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, 116027, Liaoning, China.
Extra-articular manifestations (EAMs) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are common and most extra-articular manifestations such as acute iritis and inflammatory bowel disease are positively correlated with disease activity of AS. Vasculitis is an extra-articular manifestation of AS. However cutaneous leukocytoclastic vasculitis (CLV) is uncommon in AS patients. In this article, we report a case of a 66-year-old female patient who has had AS for long time. Although the patient's articular manifestations were stable, the aortic aneurysm and CLV continued to occur sequentially. This article reminds clinicians that even AS patients with stable articular manifestations should be followed up regularly. All extra-articular manifestations of AS patients should be taken seriously and treated as soon as possible under the guidance of rheumatoid immunologists.
