Nonspecific Perichondritis of the Lumbar Spine

ABSTRACT A teenage girl with soft tissue inflammation involving the L2‐S1 region of the lumbar region is reported. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed high‐signal lesions on T2‐weighted images in association with contrast enhancement. Histology revealed nonspecific perichondritis with mononucle...

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Published in:Journal of neuroimaging 2007-01, Vol.17 (1), p.84-86
Main Authors: Semnic, Robert, Milosevic, Biljana, Vuckovic, Nada, Semnic, Marija, Sener, R. Nuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biopsy
Cartilage - pathology
Contrast Media
Female
Humans
Ligaments - pathology
lumbar spine
Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Muscle, Skeletal - pathology
nonspecific perichondritis
panchondritis
Perichondritis
polychondritis
Polychondritis, Relapsing - diagnosis
Spinal Diseases - diagnosis
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Summary:ABSTRACT A teenage girl with soft tissue inflammation involving the L2‐S1 region of the lumbar region is reported. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed high‐signal lesions on T2‐weighted images in association with contrast enhancement. Histology revealed nonspecific perichondritis with mononuclear inflammatory infiltration of the perichondrium and connective tissue. Six months after treatment, MR imaging was normal. No similar case of perichondritis with involvement of the lumbar region could be found in the current literature.
ISSN:1051-2284
1552-6569
DOI:10.1111/j.1552-6569.2006.00079.x