Vertebral sarcoidosis with paravertebral ossification

A young black male with sarcoidosis developed quadriplegia after a fall. Roentgenograms of the spine revealed extensive lytic and sclerotic changes with paravertebral bony bridges simulating ankylosing spondylitis. He recovered on corticosteroid therapy after laminectomy and cervical fusion. Review...

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Published in:Arthritis and rheumatism 1978-03, Vol.21 (2), p.271-276
Main Authors: Perlman, Susan G., Damergis, John, Witorsch, Phillip, Cooney, F. Donald, Gunther, Stephen F., Barth, Werner F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Male
Ossification, Heterotopic - complications
Ossification, Heterotopic - diagnosis
Quadriplegia - etiology
Radiography
Sarcoidosis - complications
Sarcoidosis - diagnosis
Spinal Diseases - complications
Spinal Diseases - diagnosis
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Summary:A young black male with sarcoidosis developed quadriplegia after a fall. Roentgenograms of the spine revealed extensive lytic and sclerotic changes with paravertebral bony bridges simulating ankylosing spondylitis. He recovered on corticosteroid therapy after laminectomy and cervical fusion. Review of the literature suggests that this case of vertebral sarcoidosis is the most severe yet reported and the first with paravertebral ossification.
ISSN:0004-3591
1529-0131
DOI:10.1002/art.1780210218