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Review
. 2009:649:37-56.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0298-6_3.

Spondyloarthritis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and chondrocalcinosis

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Spondyloarthritis, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) and chondrocalcinosis

Jácome Brugues Armas et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2009.

Abstract

The authors describe the main clinical and radiological findings of common enthesopathic disorders-spondylarthritis (SpA), chondrocalcinosis/calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate crystal deposition disease (CPPD CDD) and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH), stressing similarities and differences which may help in the differential diagnosis. They emphasize the clinical presentation of the "pseudoankylosing spondylitis" forms of CPPD CDD. They also review the most relevant genes and molecular mechanisms associated with these conditions and with another enthesopathic disorder with high prevalence in the Japanese population-ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL).

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