title: [A woman with pain, stiffness and skin abnormalities].
abstract: A young woman was diagnosed with SAPHO syndrome. She presented with retrosternal pain and lumbar stiffness in combination with hidradenitis. DXA scan indicated secondary osteoporosis of the lumbar spine caused by chronic inflammation. Bone scintigraphy showed increased sternal uptake. Treatment with immunosuppressive agents was started after which the stiffness improved.
authors.affiliation: IJsselland Ziekenhuis, afd. Interne geneeskunde, Capelle a/d IJssel.
authors.forename: Leonora
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Louter
authors.forename: Maartje A C E
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: van Kats
authors.forename: A Margriet
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Huisman
mesh_terms: D020083:Acquired Hyperostosis Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012868:Skin Abnormalities
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents