Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis - a case report

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis - a case report

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The case reported here is an incidental Snack Bars finding of a specimen of lower three lumbar vertebrae with sacrum.It displayed ossification of anterolateral aspect of lower three lumbar vertebrae with sparing of intervertebral disc space.Para-articular osteophytosis was found at zygopophyseal (facet) joints, however ankylosis was absent at zygopophyseal joints as well as at interspinous sites.

Based on its features we labelled it as a case of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH).It is a common but often unrecognized disorder of unknown etiology in Water elderly individuals.The awareness of this entity may stimulate clinicians and researchers to focus on its pathogenesis, treatment and prevention.