title: [SAPHO syndrome: case report of an 18-year-old man and review of the literature].
abstract: We report about an 18-year-old man, suffering from acne on his face and trunk and complaining about indefinite bone pains--without any trauma. SAPHO-syndrome was diagnosed which consists of synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis. Five types of this syndrome can be differentiated: spondarthritis hyperostotica pustulo-psoriatica, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, inflammatory chest wall syndrome, isolated sternocostoclavicular hyperostosis, and the combined form of acne-associated spondarthritis and chronic recurrent osteomyelitis. Although the sapho-syndrome is very rare, it should be considered a possible diagnosis in the case of indefinite bone pains in combination with acne, pustulosis and hyperostosis.
authors.affiliation: Klinische Abteilung für Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Graz, Austria. ge.wolf@kfunigraz.ac.at
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Reingard Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Aigner
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Mark Peter
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Lorbach
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000209:etiology; D020083:Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000293:Adolescent; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology; D002968:Clavicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate