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. 2021 Oct;17(4):593-595.
doi: 10.3988/jcn.2021.17.4.593.

Adult-Onset Satoyoshi Syndrome and Axial Spondyloarthritis

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Adult-Onset Satoyoshi Syndrome and Axial Spondyloarthritis

Yong Chuan Chee et al. J Clin Neurol. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

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The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. A: Our patient with Satoyoshi syndrome showing alopecia involving the scalp hair. B: X-ray of the hands (AP view) showing shortening and nonspecific metaphyseal flaring of the middle phalanx of the little fingers bilaterally (arrows). C: Arrow indicates lateral bony bridging at the L4/L5 and L5/S1 levels suggestive of early formation of syndesmophytes. D: Arrows indicate ill-defined sacroiliac joints bilaterally suggestive of joint fusion (ankylosis). AP, anterior-posterior.

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