LOCAL RADIOTHERAPY FOR PEDAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HLA-B27-RELATED ARTHROPATHY |
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| Authors: | GRILL, V. SMITH, M. AHERN, M. LITTLEJOHN, G. |
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| Affiliation: | *Prince Henry's Hospital Melbourne, Australia
!["{dagger}"]("/math/dagger.gif") Flinders Medical Centre Melbourne, Australia
!["{ddagger}"]("/math/Dagger.gif") Flinders University of S. Australia Melbourne, Australia
!["§"]("/math/sect.gif") Monash Medical Centre Melbourne, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Four males with characteristic foot manifestations of HLA-B27-relatedarthropathy are reported. The severity of this problem and itsrecalcitrance to standard therapies led to the use of localradiotherapy. The beneficial outcome and minimal short-termside effects of this treatment are discussed in relation toprevious experience with radiotherapy in ankylosing spondylitis. KEY WORDS: HLA-B27, Radiotherapy, Spondyloarthropathy, Enthesopathy |
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