Spondylodiscitis (Andersson lesion) in psoriatic spondyloarthritis: a rare event successfully treated with an anti-TNF therapy

Acta Reumatol Port. 2016 Apr-Jun;41(2):169-70.

Abstract

Spondylodiscitis (Andersson lesion) is an infrequent and late complication of advanced ankilosing arthritis. Scanty data on the efficacy of anti-TNF therapy for these lesions are available. To our knowledge, only few cases of spondylodiscitis occurring in patients with psoriatic arthritis were reported in literature. We describe the case of a patient with psoriatic arthritis who early developed Andersson lesions successfully treated with infliximab plus methotrexate therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Psoriatic / complications*
  • Discitis / drug therapy*
  • Discitis / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infliximab / therapeutic use*
  • Middle Aged
  • Remission Induction
  • Spondylarthritis / complications*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae*
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors*

Substances

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • Infliximab