SPINAL ABNORMALITIES SIMILAR TO ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS IN A 58-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH OCHRONOSIS

Authors
KABASAKAL Y KIYICI I OZMEN D YAGCI A GUMUSDIS G
Citation
Y. Kabasakal et al., SPINAL ABNORMALITIES SIMILAR TO ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS IN A 58-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WITH OCHRONOSIS, Clinical rheumatology, 14(3), 1995, pp. 355-357
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Clinical rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07703198
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
355 - 357
Database
ISI
SICI code
0770-3198(1995)14:3<355:SASTAI>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Ochronotic arthropathy (spondylosis or peripheral arthropathy) is a la te complication of alkaptonuria. There is a tendency for HLA-B27 posit ive patients with alkaptonuria to develop ochronotic spondylosis. A 58 -year-old white woman, presented with ochronotic spondylosis. She was HLA-B27 positive. Her family history was positive for alkaptonuria. Oc hronotic patients with HLA-B27 positivity develop spinal changes simil ar to ankylosing spondilitis (AS).