Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis - a case report

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis - a case report

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The case reported here is an incidental finding of a specimen of lower three lumbar vertebrae with sacrum.It displayed ossification of anterolateral aspect of lower three lumbar vertebrae with sparing of intervertebral disc space.Para-articular osteophytosis was found at zygopophyseal (facet) joints, however ankylosis Comb Raisers was absent at zygopophyseal joints as well as at interspinous sites.Based on its features we labelled it as a case of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH).

It is a common but often unrecognized disorder of unknown etiology in elderly individuals.The awareness of this entity may stimulate clinicians Seat Post Sleeve and researchers to focus on its pathogenesis, treatment and prevention.