Longstanding isolated juvenile onset HLA-B27 associated peripheral enthesitis

J Rheumatol. 1992 Jan;19(1):164-5.

Abstract

We describe a 17-year-old girl who has had HLA-B27 associated peripheral enthesitis for ten years with no other clinical manifestation of seronegative spondyloarthropathy. This case supports our hypothesis that peripheral enthesitis may occur alone during childhood, as the only clinical feature of the HLA-B27 associated disease process.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • HLA-B27 Antigen / analysis*
  • Heel
  • Humans
  • Pain
  • Tendinopathy / immunology*
  • Tendinopathy / physiopathology

Substances

  • HLA-B27 Antigen