Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Challenging Case and Review of the Literature

Authors

  • ROBA GHOSSAN Department of Rheumatology, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
  • SOHA HADDAD ZEBOUNI Department of Radiology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon
  • TONINE YOUNAN FARAH Department of Radiology, Hotel Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon.
  • FOUAD FAYAD Department of Rheumatology, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v16i11.4634

Keywords:

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, ankylosing spondylitis, spondyloarthritis, co-existence, co-occurrence

Abstract

Background: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and spondyloarthritis share similarities in clinical and radiological findings. In this article, we report a case of overlapping of these two hyperostotic diseases followed by an extensive narrative review of the literature focusing on the gray areas in the diagnosis of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. Case description: We report the case of simultaneous diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and ankylosing spondylitis in a 57-year-old man. The diagnosis was made after many collegial meetings based on solid radiological arguments. Conclusion: Review of the literature reveals many uncertainties in the diagnosis of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, especially in the radiological evaluation of sacroiliac joints. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and ankylosing spondylitis frequently overlap in important radiological features leading to diagnostic ambiguity and they can also co-exist in the same patient.
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Challenging Case and Review of the Literature by Roba Ghossan et al.

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Published

2022-11-30

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 11 (2022)

Section

Musculoskeletal Radiology

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