title: [Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis of the cervical spine in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis. Description of a personal case].
abstract: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a well-described disorder of middle-aged people, with a unique spinal pathology characterized by calcification and ossification of the antero-lateral aspect of at least four contiguous vertebral bodies, with the sparing of intervertebral spaces and sacroiliac joints. DISH has rarely been reported associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic inflammatory articular disease most commonly involving the spine and sacroiliac joints. A 63-year-old man with clinical and radiological findings of DISH with associated AS is described here. The authors conclude that these two diseases may, albeit rarely, coexist.
authors.affiliation: II Cattedra di Reumatologia, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Passiu
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Sebastiani
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tuveri
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D004057:Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Iperostosi idiopatica diffusa scheletrica del rachide cervicale in paziente con spondilite anchilosante. Descrizione di un caso di nostra osservazione.