Enthesitis

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 10 Aug 2020

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Jones J, Bell D, Ibrahim D, et al. Enthesitis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52496

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-52496

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/52496?iframe=true

rID:

52496

Article created:

10 Apr 2017, Jeremy Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Jeremy Jones had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

10 Aug 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

Revisions:

8 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal

Tags:

arthritis, rheumatology

Synonyms:

Enthesitis (rare plural: enthesitides) refers to inflammation of the enthesis (the attachment of ligament or tendon to bone).

Enthesitis may be the result of repetitive mechanical stress or a more generalized inflammatory condition. Enthesitis is associated with the HLA-B27 inflammatory arthritides such as ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis and reactive arthritis, as well as juvenile idiopathic arthritis in children.

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