title: Fatal destructive cervical spondyloarthropathy in two patients on long-term dialysis.
abstract: Two patients with fatal cervical cord compressive myelopathy are described, both of whom had been on dialysis for more than 15 years. Destructive changes were noted in mid and upper cervical regions, with soft tissue mass in the atlanto-occipital region in one patient. Clinical and radiographic findings suggest both amyloid and hyperparathyroidism as possible etiologies for these destructive spinal changes. Clinicians should be aware that the full picture of quadriparesis may be associated with destructive spondyloarthropathy (DSA) in long-term dialysis patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Allard
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Artze
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ghandur-Mnaymneh
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Velasco
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Pérez
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed