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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2020; 30(01): 84-88
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_203_18
Case Report

SAPHO syndrome: A radiological case report

Anil Kumar Singh
Department of Radiodiagnosis, SGPGIMS, Lucknow
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Rahul S Ranjan
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Rama Medical College, Mandhana, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract

The SAPHO syndrome (synovitis–acne–pustulosis–hyperostosis–osteitis syndrome) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Herein, we present a case of incidentally detected SAPHO syndrome in a middle-aged male patient who visited the hospital for pulmonary complaints.

Keywords

Ankylosis - arthropathy - hyperostosis - osteitis - pustulosis - synovitis–acne–pustulosis–hyperostosis–osteitis


Publication History

Received: 12 June 2018

Accepted: 30 November 2019

Article published online:
19 July 2021

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