Bone scan in enthesopathy involving tendo Achilles.
Inflammatory enthesitis is a hallmark of spondyloarthropathies (SSA) and may antedate other clinical manifestations. The involvement of Achilles tendon and plantar aponeurosis is common, with strong tendency toward fibrosis and calcification. We are describing imaging characteristics in a patient with positive HLA B-27 antigen with bilateral calcific achilles tendonitis who had pain in heels for 3 years.
Departments of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rajiva
R
Gupta
Sanjay
S
Sharma
Chandershekar
C
Yadav
Varun
V
Shandal
Rakesh
R
Kumar
D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D055815:Young Adult
D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen