title: Cervical Spine Involvement: A Rare Manifestation of Reiter's Syndrome.
abstract: Spine involvement is less common in Reiter's syndrome than in other seronegative spondyloarthropathies. Also, cervical spine involvement rarely occurs in Reiter's syndrome and other spondyloarthropathies. This paper reports a rare case of Reiter's syndrome in which there was cervical spine involvement that presented clinically as an atlanto-axial rotatory subluxation. Reiter's Syndrome (RS) is one of the most common types of seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SSAs) that presents clinically with a triad of symptoms, i.e., conjunctivitis, urethritis, and arthritis. This case highlighted the importance of radiographs of the lateral cervical spine and dynamic cervical imaging for all patients who have Reiter's syndrome with cervical spine symptoms to ensure that this dangerous abnormality is not overlooked.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery ward of Rasool-e-Akram Hospital Complex, Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Khodakaram
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rastegar
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery ward of Rasool-e-Akram Hospital Complex, Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghalaenovi
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery ward of Rasool-e-Akram Hospital Complex, Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babashahi
authors.affiliation: Pathology ward of Rasool-e-Akram Hospital Complex, Department of Pathology, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Nasrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shayanfar
authors.affiliation: Medical Doctor, Resident of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Ward of Rasool-e-Akram Hospital Complex, Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jafari
authors.affiliation: Editor In-Chief, Electronic Physician, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jalalian
authors.affiliation: Medical Doctor, Resident of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Ward of Rasool-e-Akram Hospital Complex, Department of Neurosurgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fattahi
keywords: Atlanto-axial rotatory subluxation; Reiter’s syndrome; spondyloarthropathy.