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Is ankylosing spondylitis associated with pericarditis?

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Dr. Louis Grenzer answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Yes: Causes of pericarditis include collagen/vascualr diseases. (systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, scleroderma, acute rheumatic fever, wegener’s granulomatosis).

Answered 9/21/2019

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Yes: Any chronic arthritis whether ankylosing spondylitis or rheumatoid can be associated with pericarditis.

Answered 10/20/2013

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