Inflammation surrounding the vertebral spinous processes as spondylarthritis in Behçet's disease

Mod Rheumatol. 2013 Jul;23(4):823-6. doi: 10.1007/s10165-012-0713-y. Epub 2012 Jul 14.

Abstract

Here, we present two Behçet's disease (BD) patients with an uncommon complication: inflammation surrounding the spinous processes revealed by positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). Both patients were treated successfully with 20 mg of prednisolone daily. Whether BD should be considered a form of spondylarthritis remains an open question. However, inflammation around the spinous processes should be regarded as a possible uncommon finding of seronegative spondyloarthropathy (SpA) in BD patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications*
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Spine / diagnostic imaging*
  • Spondylarthritis / complications*
  • Spondylarthritis / diagnostic imaging