LOCAL RADIOTHERAPY FOR PEDAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HLA-B27-RELATED ARTHROPATHY

1 October 1988

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology

Vol. 27 (5) , 390-392
https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/27.5.390

Abstract

Four males with characteristic foot manifestations of HLA-B27-related arthropathy are reported. The severity of this problem and its recalcitrance to standard therapies led to the use of local radiotherapy. The beneficial outcome and minimal short-term side effects of this treatment are discussed in relation to previous experience with radiotherapy in ankylosing spondylitis.

Keywords

HLA-B27
RADIOTHERAPY
SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY
ENTHESOPATHY

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