Andersson lesion: spondylitis erosiva in adolescents. Two cases and review of the literature

Erbil Unsal; Ahmet M Arici; Salih Kavukçu; Tuğrul Pirnar

doi:10.1007/s00247-001-0629-8

Andersson lesion: spondylitis erosiva in adolescents. Two cases and review of the literature

Pediatr Radiol. 2002 Mar;32(3):183-7. doi: 10.1007/s00247-001-0629-8.

Authors

Erbil Unsal¹, Ahmet M Arici, Salih Kavukçu, Tuğrul Pirnar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, Izmir, Turkey. erbil.unsal@deu.edu.tr

PMID: 12164351
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-001-0629-8

Abstract

We present two patients with seronegative enthesopathy and arthropathy (SEA) syndrome and Andersson lesions. Peripheral arthritis and enthesitis with or without back pain are very important in the recognition of Andersson lesion. MRI seems to be the best method for early diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Arthritis, Juvenile / diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Juvenile / pathology*
Child
Female
Humans
Intervertebral Disc / diagnostic imaging
Intervertebral Disc / pathology*
Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / blood
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / diagnostic imaging
Spondylitis, Ankylosing / pathology*
Syndrome
Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed