Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: A casereport

Authors

Huan Chiao
Liang-Cheng Chen
Guo-Shu Huang
Kao-Chung Tsai

Translated Title

瀰漫性原因不明性過度骨化：病例報告

Abstract

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a common disorder in middle-aged and elderly patients but often ignored. It is characterized by calcification and ossification of the spinal ligaments, as well as entheseal ossification within extraspinal sites. The etiology of DISH is still unknown. It can result in chronic pain and stiffness and occasionally severe disability. It often mimiks with spondylosis and ankylosing spondylitis. We report a 71-year-old male patient who suffered from chronic back and shoulders pain for many years. DISH was diagnosed after a series of examinations. The symptoms of the patient were improved temporarily after medical treatments and physical therapy. The purposes of this casereport are to state the symptoms, signs, diagnosis, differential diagnoses, and treatments of DISH, as well as to remind all the clinicians of this common disease.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

171

Last Page

181

Recommended Citation

Chiao, Huan; Chen, Liang-Cheng; Huang, Guo-Shu; and Tsai, Kao-Chung (2002) "Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis: A casereport," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 30: Iss. 3, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.2169
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol30/iss3/5