Abstract
A Geriatric SAPHO Syndrome
Highlights
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
Summary
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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