Seronegative spondylarthropathy without spine involvement in Behçet's syndrome

Clin Rheumatol. 1993 Sep;12(3):396-400. doi: 10.1007/BF02231587.

Abstract

The case of a 49-year-old man affected by Behçet's syndrome (BS) without any clinical or radiological evidence of ankylosing spondylitis, exhibiting a peripheral enthesitis typical of seronegative spondyloarthropathy (SpA) is reported. The diagnosis of SpA is supported by computed tomographic evidence of sacroiliitis. This case confirms our hypothesis that patients with BS may have other forms of SpA than AS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Achilles Tendon
  • Antigen-Antibody Reactions
  • Arthritis / complications*
  • Arthritis / diagnosis
  • Arthritis / immunology
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / complications*
  • Joint Diseases / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patella
  • Sacroiliac Joint*
  • Spinal Diseases / complications
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Tendinopathy / complications*
  • Tendinopathy / diagnosis
  • Tendinopathy / immunology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed