Authors
Sasan Fallahi, Ahmad Reza Jamshidi, Farhad Gharibdoost, Mahdi i Mahmoud, Pedram Paragomi, Mohammad Hossein Nicknam, Elham Farhadi, Mostafa Qorbani
Publication date
2012
Journal
Caspian journal of internal medicine
Volume
3
Issue
4
Pages
508
Publisher
Babol University of Medical Sciences
Description
Background: Increased incidence of renal stone has been reported in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but unlike some well-known renal involvements, they have not been fully studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of AS with urolithiasis and also the relation between urinary stone and severity markers.
Methods: One hundred-sixty three AS patients were included in a cross-sectional study from Iranian AS association, Iran Rheumatology Center and Rheumatology Clinic of Shariati Hospital in Tehran. Prevalence of urolithiasis in AS patients was compared with results of a nationwide survey in Iran. Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI), bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI) and bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index (BASMI) were determined for assessment of disease severity.
Results: Urolithiasis was observed in 11.7% of AS patients versus 5.7% of …
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S Fallahi, AR Jamshidi, F Gharibdoost, M i Mahmoud… - Caspian journal of internal medicine, 2012