SAPHO Syndrome: About Three Cases and Review of the Literature

Autor:	Diaby Ladji Mohamed, Ali Hassan, Abba Abbasse, Niasse Moustapha
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	SAPHO syndrome Anamnesis Hyperostosis medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Pustulosis Dermatology Synovitis medicine Osteitis medicine.symptom business Pathological Acne
Zdroj:	Open Journal of Internal Medicine. 11:109-121
ISSN:	2162-5980 2162-5972
DOI:	10.4236/ojim.2021.112009
Popis:	Background: SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis) is both a dermatological and a rheumatological entity, with the common denominator of an aseptic inflammatory process, the bone manifestations of which are the essential element of the diagnosis. Despite its chronic and recurrent nature, SAPHO syndrome is very rarely the cause of major disability, even after several decades of evolution. Objective: We want to illustrate through three clinical cases, the importance of the anamnesis, the clinic, the diagnostic criteria in the diagnosis of SAPHO syndrome. Presentation of the cases: We studied the clinical file of three patients consulted in the Rheumatology Department of the CHU Aristide LeDantec in Dakar, Senegal, between January 2012 and December 2020, suffering from SAPHO syndrome of diagnosis established in accordance with the diagnostic criteria of SAPHO syndrome proposed by Khan et al. of 1994. Conclusion: SAPHO syndrome is a rare pathological entity, over a period of 8 years we report 3 cases.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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