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1: Eur Spine J. 2008 Oct;17(10):1391-7. Epub 2008 Jul 19.Click here to read Links

SAPHO syndrome associated spondylitis.

Takigawa T, Tanaka M, Nakanishi K, Misawa H, Sugimoto Y, Takahata T, Nakahara H, Nakahara S, Ozaki T.

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan. takigawa2004@yahoo.co.jp

The concept of synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome has been well clarified, after Chamot et al. suggested this peculiar disorder in 1987. The most commonly affected site in SAPHO syndrome is the anterior chest, followed by the spine. However, the clinical course and taxonomic concept of SAPHO spinal lesions are poorly understood. This study was performed to analyze: (1) the detailed clinical course of spinal lesions in SAPHO syndrome, and (2) the relationship between SAPHO syndrome with spinal lesions and seronegative spondyloarthropathy. Thirteen patients with spondylitis in SAPHO syndrome were analyzed. The features of spinal lesions were a chronic onset with a slight inflammatory reaction, and slowly progressing non-marginal syndesmophytes at multi spinal levels, besides the coexistence of specific skin lesions. SAPHO syndrome, especially spinal lesions related to palmoplantar pustulosis, can be recognized as a subtype of seronegative spondyloarthropathy.

PMID: 18642032 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2556478 [Available on 2009/10/01]

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