RESEARCH ARTICLE
Cervical Spine Involvement: A Rare Manifestation of Reiter's Syndrome
Khodakaram Rastegar 1, Hossein Ghalaenovi*, 1, Ali Babashahi 1, Nasrin Shayanfar 2, Mohammad Jafari 3, Mehrdad Jalalian 4, Arash Fattahi 3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 82
Last Page: 88
Publisher ID: TORJ-8-82
DOI: 10.2174/1874312901408010082
Article History:
Received Date: 2/2/2014Revision Received Date: 4/8/2014
Acceptance Date: 26/8/2014
Electronic publication date: 24 /10/2014
Collection year: 2014
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Abstract
Spine involvement is less common in Reiter's syndrome than in other seronegative spondyloarthropathies. Also, cervical spine involvement rarely occurs in Reiter's syndrome and other spondyloarthropathies. This paper reports a rare case of Reiter's syndrome in which there was cervical spine involvement that presented clinically as an atlanto-axial rotatory subluxation. Reiter's Syndrome (RS) is one of the most common types of seronegative spondyloarthropathies (SSAs) that presents clinically with a triad of symptoms, i.e., conjunctivitis, urethritis, and arthritis. This case highlighted the importance of radiographs of the lateral cervical spine and dynamic cervical imaging for all patients who have Reiter's syndrome with cervical spine symptoms to ensure that this dangerous abnormality is not overlooked.
