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We retrospectively reviewed the clinical, laboratory, and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features of 8 patients with septic sacroiliitis. The age of the patients ranged from 4.3 to 15.2 years. None of the patients were accurately diagnosed before presentation. Misdiagnosis was largely caused by the
A 15-year-old girl of Turkish descent had for one year complained of severe recurrent fever-associated deep back pains. Since she was three years of age she had suffered from repeated attacks of fever and severe abdominal pain which ceased spontaneously in 1-3 days. On physical examination the
Infectious sacroiliitis is an infection of the sacroiliac joint, not easy to diagnose because of its non-specific signs, symptoms and laboratory abnormalities. We describe a case of a 16 year-old male with 5 days' history of fever, abdominal pain, constipation, low-back and left hip pain extended to
Acute suppurative infection of the sacroiliac joint can mimic the acute abdomen. Experience with a patient who had exploratory laparotomy for acute appendicitis prompted a review of the literature, which indicated that 12.6% of patients with pyogenic sacroiliitis have acute abdominal pain. A high
BACKGROUND
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic relapsing disease characterised by diffuse mucosal inflammation limited to the colon. Current maintenance treatments have multiple adverse events and an effective treatment with minimal adverse events is desired. Several studies have demonstrated the
A 39-year-old man, who had been treated with Etretinate for common wart since he was 29 years old, was admitted to Taga General Hospital complaining of gradually deteriorating lumbago and bilateral hip joints pain in September, 1996. His lower vertebrae and bilateral hip joints showed abnormal
Juvenile ankylosing spondylitis (JAS) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis of the peripheral and axial skeleton, frequently accompanied by enthesitis. About four percent of patients with JAS have ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Crohn's disease is the more common of the two and is diagnosed in
Axial spondyloarthropathies are characterised by bilateral sacroiliitis, asymmetric oligoarthritis, association with the human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27, enthesitis and dactylitis. Although IgA nephropathy has a well-documented association with seronegative spondyloarthropathies, the association
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by an autosomal inheritance pattern, Mediterranean ancestry, and history of recurrent fever. We present a 30-year-old Turkish man with FMF and accompanying seronegative spondyloarthropathy. His diagnose depended on the clinical course of his
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessively-transmitted disease characterised by attacks of fever and serositis. Articular involvement is the second most common manifestation following abdominal pain. Patients with FMF are considered to have an increased risk of sacroiliitis,
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease. The disease is characterized by acute exacerbations with diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever, anorexia, intestinal bleeding, and weight loss. Immune-mediated diseases that are frequently associated with Crohn's disease include arthritis,
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited disease characterized by recurrent episodes of fever and serositis. FMF is caused by mutations in the MEFV gene that encodes pyrin/marenostrin. The 5 most frequent mutations are M694V, M694I, V726A, M680I and E148Q. Here, we reported 3 FMF patients,
Acute acalculous cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder in the absence of gallstones. It usually occurs in critically ill patients and is rare in the pediatric age group. We describe a 12-year-old boy who presented with fever, jaundice, and abdominal pain and was found to have acute
We describe 2 patients who presented with yersinia arthritis within a period of 5 months in Leicester. Both were HLA B27 positive. Arthritis followed 2 to 3 weeks after pneumonia, abdominal pain, dysuria, and evidence of hepatic involvement in the first case, and dysuria and conjunctivitis in the
METHODS
A 33-year-old man of Turkish descent had suffered from recurrent diffuse abdominal pain and shoulder pain since 13 years. Repeatedly performed investigations in the past had produced numerous diagnoses. The symptoms had been recurring quarterly to weekly, lasted three days on average and