Abstract

A Geriatric SAPHO Syndrome

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  • Recognized as a pathological entity in its own, the SAPHO syndrome belongs to the group of spondyloarthritis and it reflects a set of signs such as synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis

  • Osteoarticular clinical examination awoke pressure pain in the sternoclavicular and chondrocostal joints and found obvious sensitive sternal hyperostosis, as well as pain caused by dorso-lumbar spine palpation

  • Given the clinical features suggestive of SAPHO Syndrome, the patient was put on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with a good clinical evolution

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Introduction

We report the case of an 80-year-old man with a medical history of prostate cancer treated with hormone therapy, blood high pressure and bilateral blindness caused by active bilateral cataract. El-Kassimi I*, Hammi SE, Sahel N, Jamal O, Rkiouak A and Sekkach Y *Corresponding author: Ilyas El-Kassimi, Department of Internal Medicine, Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital, Rabat, Morocco, Tel: +212614742828; E-mail: dr.elkassimiilyas@gmail.com

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