title: Plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinitis among 150 cases of seronegative spondarthritis.
abstract: A painful heel syndrome (plantar fasciitis and/or Achilles tendinitis) was found in 33 among 150 patients suffering from a seronegative spondarthritis. The clinical and radiological manifestations of this syndrome were similar in the nosological entities included in the seronegative spondarthritis group. HLA-B27 antigen was found in 91% of the patients, radiological sacroliitis in 64% and an asymmetric peripheral arthritis in all cases. By contrast, Achilles tendinitis was not encountered in 220 cases of rheumatoid arthritis; plantar fasciitis was exceptional in the same cases.
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D005208:Fasciitis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000150:complications; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000150:complications*; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D006680:HLA Antigens