Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis unmasked by severe aortic regurgitation and subaortic bump

Key Points

• This case describes the diagnosis of enthesitis-related arthritis leading to juvenile ankylosing spondylitis with cardiac complications.
• Case report detailing the patient's clinical presentation and echocardiographic findings.
• Assessment of cardiac structures to evaluate for aortitis and associated abnormalities.
• Patient exhibited severe aortic regurgitation associated with a subaortic bump.
• Echocardiographic findings were characteristic for diagnosing aortitis.