title: Osteopoikilosis coexistent with ankylosing spondylitis and familial Mediterranean fever.
abstract: Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a rare benign sclerosing disease of the skeleton and inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. OPK is associated with inflammatory rheumatic disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, reactive arthritis and familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). We report a rare case of OPK coexistent with ankylosing spondylitis and FMF. The patient presented multiple sclerotic lesions within and around the sacroiliac joints and a series of radiological diagnostic challenges.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Gulhane Military School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. ismailsari35@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simsek
authors.forename: Inanc
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Guvenc
authors.forename: Hatice Tuba
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Sanal
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Salih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pay
authors.forename: Ayhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D010505:Familial Mediterranean Fever / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010023:Osteopoikilosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*