title: [Ossifying arachnoiditis in spondyloarthropathy patient].
abstract: A 52-year-old man, with the diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis, since the age of 22, was admitted due to progressive neurological symptoms that had started two years before: paresthesias, impaired sensation and muscle weakness of the lower limbs; burning abdominal and lumbar pain; together with bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction. Imaging investigations revealed severe lesions from D1 to L5: epidural calcification; spinal cord compression and syringomyelia. Based on this case, the authors review the neurological complications of Ankylosing Spondylitis.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Português de Reumatologia de Coimbra, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra. mariainescunha@gmail.com
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cunha
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nour
authors.forename: J A P
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malcata
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernandes
mesh_terms: D001100:Arachnoiditis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology*; D025242:Spondylarthropathies / Q000150:complications*