Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Hospital Segamat Ministry of Health, Johor, MYS
  • 2 Department of Internal Medicine (Neurology), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, MYS
Cureus, 2023 Nov;15(11):e49509.
PMID: 38152807 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.49509

Abstract

Ankylosing spondylitis can present with various extra-articular manifestations. Vascular complications due to aortic aneurysm or aortitis have been documented. However, an association with intracranial vascular aneurysm is rarely reported. We report a case of a young male with positive HLA B27 ankylosing spondylitis, with extra-articular involvements, presented with recurrent unilateral headache. He was found to have an unruptured anterior communicating artery aneurysm. It was confirmed by a cerebral angiogram, and he was treated conservatively.

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