PONCETS-DISEASE - A NEW CASE

Authors
BEAUVAIS C VEILLON L PRIER A HAETTICH B KAPLAN G
Citation
C. Beauvais et al., PONCETS-DISEASE - A NEW CASE, Revue du rhumatisme, 60(12), 1993, pp. 919-921
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Revue du rhumatisme → ACNP
ISSN journal
11698446
Volume
60
Issue
12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
919 - 921
Database
ISI
SICI code
1169-8446(1993)60:12<919:P-ANC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A case of noninfectious polyarthritis of over one year's duration with calcaneal enthesopathy in a patient with visceral tuberculosis is rep orted. This pattern, termed Poncet's disease, shares pathophysiologic mechanisms with Freund's complete adjuvant-induced arthritis. Future s tudies should include polymerase chain reaction studies to look for th e tubercle bacillus in joint fluid or synovial biopsy specimens.