title: [Association multiple exostoses and ankylosing spondylitis: about one case and a review of the literature].
abstract: We report the case of a 25-years-old man who had an ankylosing spondylitis associated with multiple exostoses. The patient had hip pain of inflammatory origin and back stiffness with x-ray findings suggestive of bilaterral sacroilitis, coxitis as well as exostosis of the humerus, radius, femor and tibia. This is occurred in Turkey, the association was described as a simple concidence due to the difference in the genetic mechanisms involved. A more detailed genetic study of these two entities well be helpful for a better understanding of this association.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie la Rabta, Tunis-Tunisie.
authors.forename: Hela
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sahli
authors.forename: Elhem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cheour
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamza
authors.forename: Nihel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Meddeb
authors.forename: Imen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ben Smida
authors.forename: Khlil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ezzaouia
authors.forename: Slaheddine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sellami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005096:Exostoses / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*