Case Report

J Rheum Dis 2015; 22(2): 102-105

Published online April 30, 2015

© Korean College of Rheumatology

An Atraumatic Fracture of the Odontoid Process in a Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

Doo-Ho Lim, Seung-Hyeon Bae, Jong Han Choi, Dong Hui Cho, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to : Yong-Gil Kim

Received: March 3, 2014; Revised: April 30, 2014; Accepted: May 14, 2014

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disorder which can affect all of the synovial joints including the cervical spine. Cervical involvement typically begins early in the disease process and shows relatively slow progression. Fractures of the odontoid process are mainly noted after a major trauma to the cervical spine. A case of a 77-year-old woman with paresthesia of the extremities caused by spontaneous atraumatic fracture of the odontoid process, which was revealed as a manifestation of RA, is presented in this report. (J Rheum Dis 2015;22:102-105)

Keywords Spontaneous fractures, Odontoid process, Rheumatoid arthritis

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Case Report

J Rheum Dis 2015; 22(2): 102-105

Published online April 30, 2015

Copyright © Korean College of Rheumatology.

An Atraumatic Fracture of the Odontoid Process in a Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

Doo-Ho Lim, Seung-Hyeon Bae, Jong Han Choi, Dong Hui Cho, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to:Yong-Gil Kim

Received: March 3, 2014; Revised: April 30, 2014; Accepted: May 14, 2014

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disorder which can affect all of the synovial joints including the cervical spine. Cervical involvement typically begins early in the disease process and shows relatively slow progression. Fractures of the odontoid process are mainly noted after a major trauma to the cervical spine. A case of a 77-year-old woman with paresthesia of the extremities caused by spontaneous atraumatic fracture of the odontoid process, which was revealed as a manifestation of RA, is presented in this report. (J Rheum Dis 2015;22:102-105)

Keywords: Spontaneous fractures, Odontoid process, Rheumatoid arthritis

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