Cervical involvement in SAPHO syndrome: imaging findings with a 10-year follow-up

Skeletal Radiol. 2003 Feb;32(2):103-6. doi: 10.1007/s00256-002-0608-7. Epub 2003 Jan 23.

Abstract

Osteoarticular manifestations of SAPHO syndrome include vertebral lesions, typically in the thoracic segment. Chronic inflammatory changes are well depicted by MRI. We report the imaging findings with a 10-year follow-up in a case of SAPHO syndrome with marked cervical lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome / pathology
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Cervical Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Diseases / drug therapy
  • Spinal Diseases / pathology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones