Journal
SKELETAL RADIOLOGY
Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 295-297Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-009-0815-6
Keywords
Behcet syndrome; Atlanto-axial joint; Cervical vertebrae
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Behcet's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition involving several organs, such as the skin, mucous membranes, eyes, joints, intestines, lungs and central nervous system. It rarely affects the spinal column. We describe a case of progressive atlanto-axial subluxation in a 44-year-old woman with Behcet's disease. The patient started complaining of posterior neck pain 10 years after the diagnosis of her Behcet's disease. Initial radiographs showed no abnormal finding, but follow-up radiographs 6 month later demonstrated atlanto-axial subluxation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the second reported case in the worldwide literature of an atlanto-axial instability in a patient with Behcet's disease.
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