Abstract

CASTANO-QUINTERO, Santiago; RIVILLAS, Julián-Alejandro; SANTOS, Víctor A.  and  ECHEVERRI, Alex. Compressive myelopathy due to pannus in the atlanto-axoid joint as the first manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. Case report. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2020, vol.27, n.2, pp.112-115.  Epub Apr 22, 2021. ISSN 0121-8123.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2019.04.002.

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most prevalent systemic autoimmune disease in the world. It usually manifests as a symmetrical chronic polyarticular inflammation that affects the small and medium size, with the metacarpophalangeal joint, proximal interphalangeal, and the carpus being the most affected. There is atlanto-axoid joint involvement late in the course of the disease. The case is presented of an 80 year-old patient that debuted with cervical compression myelopathy due to the presence of pannus in the atlanto-axoid joint.

Keywords : Rheumatoid arthritis; Compression myelopathy; Cervical spine..

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