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Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río
On-line version ISSN 1561-3194
Abstract
HERNANDEZ BRAVO, Bárbara del Rosario; SUAREZ JUNCO, Ramón and SANABRIA NEGRIN, José G. Ankylosing spondyloarthritis: an atypical case report. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.4, pp. 148-157. ISSN 1561-3194.
Ankylosing spondyloarthritis (AS) is an uncommon disease in Cuba, and very rare in Pinar del Río Province, and much more uncommon in teenagers. A white 16- year-old adolescent student begins with plantar pain and calcaneous spikes. He is admitted to be studied and Ankylosing Spondyloarthritis is diagnosed. Clinical chart, complementary exams and the therapeutics to be used are discussed. Medical Literature is reviewed.
Keywords : Lumbalgia; spondyloarthritis; foot diseases.