[Association multiple exostoses and ankylosing spondylitis: about one case and a review of the literature].
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.
Sahli
Hela
H
Service de Rhumatologie la Rabta, Tunis-Tunisie.
Cheour
Elhem
E
Hamza
Sami
S
Meddeb
Nihel
N
Ben Smida
Imen
I
Ezzaouia
Khlil
K
Sellami
Slaheddine
S
D000328:Adult; D005096:Exostoses / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*