유전운동감각신경병을 동반한 강직성 척추염 1예

A Case of Ankylosing Spondylitis Accompanied by Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy

Hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy is a common form of inherited motor and sensory neuropathy, and is a genetically heterogeneous group of disorders of the peripheral nervous system. Typical clinical presentation is progressive weakness of distal extremity and atrophy of muscles innervated by the peroneal nerve and sensory loss leading to significant clinical morbidity. A male patient complained of numbness and decreased sensory response of both feet during treatment for ankylosing spondylitis. He was diagnosed with HMSN by electromyography, family history, and typical symptoms of HMSN. We report on a case of AS accompanied by HMSN with a review of the literatures.