PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gary J. Whitman
AU  - Muhammad A. Khan
TI  - Unusual occurrence of ankylosing spondylitis and multiple sclerosis in a black patient
DP  - 1989 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 319--322
VI  - 56
IP  - 8
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/8/319.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/56/8/319.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1989 Nov 01; 56
AB  - A possible association between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and multiple sclerosis (MS) has been suggested in whites. The authors describe the first report of the coexistence of AS and MS in a black patient. The clinical diagnosis of MS was further substantiated by the results of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain. The diagnosis of AS met the Rome as well as the New York criteria. The patient possessed HLA-B27; his complete HLA phenotype was Aw66, B27, Cw2, DR3, and DR5.