HLA-B27 Associated Arthropathies
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Radiology
- Vol. 126 (2) , 289-297
- https://doi.org/10.1148/126.2.289
Abstract
The association between human histo-compatibility antigen [HLA-B27] and spondylitic disorders, i.e., ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter''s arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing hyperostosis was reviewed. The study determined whether the presence of HLA-B27 predicted specific radiographic findings and whether specific radiographic changes predicted antigenic status. The prevalences of the HLA-B27 antigen in the patients were: ankylosing spondylitis, 100%; Reiter''s arthritis, 93%; psoriatic arthritis, 55%; and ankylosing hyperostosis, 12%. The only specific radiographic finding associated with B27 positivity was severe spondylitis in psoriasis.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Radiographic and Pathologic Features of Spinal Involvement in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH)Radiology, 1976
- Increased Risk for Spondylitis Stigmata in Apparently Healthy HL-AW27 MenAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1976