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Cervical involvement in SAPHO syndrome: imaging findings with a 10-year follow-up

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Osteoarticular manifestations of SAPHO syndrome include vertebral lesions, typically in the thoracic segment. Chronic inflammatory changes are well depicted by MRI. We report the imaging findings with a 10-year follow-up in a case of SAPHO syndrome with marked cervical lesions.

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Tohme-Noun, C., Feydy, A., Belmatoug, N. et al. Cervical involvement in SAPHO syndrome: imaging findings with a 10-year follow-up. Skeletal Radiol 32, 103–106 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-002-0608-7

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