Osteoid osteoma: A pathology that is confused with ankylosing spondylitis
Sibel Süzen Özbayrak1
, Mustafa Özbayrak2
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Haydarpaşa Numune Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Department of Radiology, İstanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye
Keywords: Ankylosing spondylitis, night pain, osteoid osteoma.
Abstract
Osteoid osteoma is a small and benign osteoblastic tumor seen typically in males aged below 25 years. Although it is rarely seen in the vertebrae, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of spondyloarthropathies, especially for those which occur in young people, along with back and lumbar pain, which increases during the night. Early diagnosis is essential to alle-viate symptoms and prevent the risk of structural spinal deformities, such as scoliosis. Here, we describe the case of a 28-year-old man with vertebral osteoid osteoma that was misdiagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis and provide a detailed account of the radiological investigations.