Vertebral involvement in SAPHO syndrome: MRI findings

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¹Department of Radiology, Hôpital Saint-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, QC, Canada.

Skeletal Radiology

|May 8, 1999

Abstract:

We report on the MRI findings in the vertebrae and surrounding soft tissues in two patients with the SAPHO syndrome (Synovitis, Acne, Pustulosis, Hyperostosis, Osteitis). The MRI findings include abnormal bone marrow signal, either focal or diffuse, of the vertebral bodies and posterior elements; hyperintense paravertebral soft tissue swelling and abnormal signal of the intervertebral discs. These changes are consistent with discitis and osteitis.

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