Spinal neuroarthropathy associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Since the rarefaction of neurosyphilis, axial neuroarthropathy is mostly secondary to spinal cord pathologies. Peripheral manifestations of neuroarthropathy resulting from Guillain-Barré syndrome have already been reported but to our knowledge, this is the first case of a patient diagnosed with axial involvement. After the acute phase, a 47-year-old woman suffered of paraparesia with a partial loss of sensibility under the tenth thoracic vertebra. As a consequence, she developed first of all neuroarthropathy of both knees and few years later, a spinal involvement was discovered. Multiple surgeries of both knees and of the spine were required, due to non-union, relapse, and infection. Natural evolution of Charcot spine remains unknown. Surgical treatment is recommended but even with circumferential fusion, failures do frequently occur. This observation allows us to report an original case and to discuss the etiology of axial neuroarthropathy, the classical radiographic findings, and the inherent difficulties of its treatment.
Jameson
Raphael
R
Hospital Raymond Poincaré, Orthopedic Surgery Department, 104, bd Raymond Poincaré, 92380 Garches, France. raphaeljameson@yahoo.fr
Garreau de Loubresse
Christian
C
Maqdes
Ali
A
D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
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