title: [A case of very destructive dorsal spondylodiscopathy surgically treated in ankylosing spondylitis complicated by amyloidosis].
abstract: An ankylosing spondylarthritis was complicated by a D9-D10 spondylo-discopathy, with severe destructive alterations. After strict immobilization for three months, when the lesions partly regressed, non-steroid anti-inflammatory (NSAI) drugs were unable to cause a cure. An excellent result was obtained with a surgical arthrodesis after 5 years. The vertebral location was filed with fibrous tissue. The patient died from an amyloid disease with renal insufficiency. The presence of amyloid tissue in the vertebral location did not prevent a good healing of the vertebral arthrodesis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000473:pathology*; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae
vernacular_title: Un cas de spondylodiscopathie dorsale très destructrice et traitée chirurgicalement au cours d'une spondylarthrite ankylosante compliquée d'une amyloïdose.