Isolated HLA-B27 associated Achilles tendinitis.

Ann Rheum Dis

Rheumatic Disease Unit, University of Pisa, Italy.

Published: August 1987

The case of a 37 year old man with a longstanding HLA-B27 associated bilateral Achilles tendinitis without seronegative spondyloarthropathy is reported. This case suggests that heel enthesopathy may for a long time be the only clinical manifestation of the HLA-B27 associated disease process.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1002212PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ard.46.8.626DOI Listing

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