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DIFFICULTIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS (FORESTIER'S DISEASE)

https://doi.org/10.14412/1995-4484-2016-1S-80-82

Abstract

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, or Forestier's disease (FD), is a rare non-inflammatory disease of the locomotor apparatus,  which is associated with ligament and tendon ossification that gradually results in ankylosis. In a number of cases, the clinical and radiographic patterns of FD are similar to those of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which requires a differential diagnosis.

The paper describes two clinical cases demonstrating  difficulties in the differential diagnosis of FD and AS.

About the Authors

A. S. Starkova
V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow
Russian Federation


Sh. F. Erdes
V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow
Russian Federation
Erdes Shandor


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Starkova A.S., Erdes Sh.F. DIFFICULTIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS (FORESTIER'S DISEASE). Rheumatology Science and Practice. 2016;54(1S):80-82. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.14412/1995-4484-2016-1S-80-82

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