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The axial spondyloarthritis clinical phenotype in idiopathic hypoparathyroidism: critical review of concept that muscular hypercontractility can induce enthesopathy lesions.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Jan 2000
Masi Alfonse T, Jorgenson Laura C, Ilahi Sadia
Abstract excerpt
Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (iH-PoPT) is a rare condition infrequently associated with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) which may mimic ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Axial SpA is a unifying clinical term for chronic inflammatory spinal disorders, although biomechanical factors may play a role. The primary objective of this review is to critically describe the iHPoPT/SpA phenotype defined by established criteria and...
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