Achilles tendon enthesopathy in ochronosis.

Comparison between ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging of achilles tendon enthesopathy in patients with psoriasis.

Ultrasonographic Enthesopathy and Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis

BACKGROUND To our knowledge, the correlation between ultrasonographic enthesopathy and severity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been done before. However, the correlation between ultrasonography of enthesopathy and the Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS) have not been done. AIM To compare the results of ultrasonographic enthesopathy of foot and PASDAS in PsA. MATERIALS AND ...

Isolated HLA-B27 associated Achilles tendinitis.

The case of a 37 year old man with a longstanding HLA-B27 associated bilateral Achilles tendinitis without seronegative spondyloarthropathy is reported. This case suggests that heel enthesopathy may for a long time be the only clinical manifestation of the HLA-B27 associated disease process.

Enthesopathy and tendinopathy in gout: computed tomographic assessment.

OBJECTIVE To establish if computed tomography (CT) imaging, which has proved helpful in detecting intra-articular tophi in gout, can also be used to document gouty enthesopathy and tendinopathy. METHODS Three patients with tophaceous gout and clinical involvement of the Achilles tendon (two cases) or patellar tendon (one case) were assessed with CT examination and plain radiographs. RESULTS...

Spontaneous Achilles tendon rupture in alkaptonuria

Alkaptonuria (AKU) is a rare inborn metabolic disease characterized by accumulation of homogentisic acid (HGA). Excretion of HGA in urine causes darkening of urine and its deposition in connective tissues causes dark pigmentation (ochronosis), early degeneration of articular cartilage, weakening of the tendons, and subsequent rupture. In this case report, we present a rare case of a patient pre...