[Ossifying arachnoiditis in spondyloarthropathy patient]

Acta Reumatol Port. 2006 Jul-Sep;31(3):263-71.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

A 52-year-old man, with the diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis, since the age of 22, was admitted due to progressive neurological symptoms that had started two years before: paresthesias, impaired sensation and muscle weakness of the lower limbs; burning abdominal and lumbar pain; together with bladder, bowel and sexual dysfunction. Imaging investigations revealed severe lesions from D1 to L5: epidural calcification; spinal cord compression and syringomyelia. Based on this case, the authors review the neurological complications of Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Arachnoiditis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lumbar Vertebrae*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / etiology*
  • Spondylarthropathies / complications*