Posttraumatic spinal osteolysis in ankylosing spondylitis as part of pseudoarthrosis. A case report.
A case of ankylosing spondylitis with pronounced osteolysis of the 12th thoracic vertebral body as part of posttraumatic pseudoarthrosis is described. The appearance of posttraumatic osteolysis simulates a malignant lesion, and it is important to consider the diagnosis in cases of osteolytic lesions of unknown origin.
Albertsen
A M
AM
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
Jurik
A G
AG
D000058:Accidental Falls; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology