SAPHO Syndrome Presenting With Severe Inflammatory Back Pain (Sacroiliitis) and Rare Retinol Associated Myopathy in an Iraqi Adolescent Male: A Case Report and Literature Review
Farah Jaafar Mahdi, Ali Saad Al‐Shammari, Mustafa Majid Hameed, Marwah Sami Ahmed, Ibrahim Khalil, Zahraa Saeed Fahad, Ahmed Dahham Hasan, Nizar Abdulateef Jassim · 2026
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Farah Jaafar Mahdi and colleagues published a 2026 case report on a teen boy in Iraq with a rare swelling disorder. The disorder, called SAPHO, links joint pain with severe acne and bone swelling. The boy was seventeen and had deep back pain and harsh acne. He had raised his dose of a strong acne drug on his own.
Scans showed swelling in the joints at the base of his spine. Blood tests showed high signs of swelling in the body. Tests ruled out infection and other immune diseases. His muscles had also weakened, which the team tied to the acne drug. He got better after the drug was stopped and swelling drugs were given. Care held even after steroid drugs ended.
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| CREATOR | Farah Jaafar Mahdi, Ali Saad Al‐Shammari, Mustafa Majid Hameed, Marwah Sami Ahmed, Ibrahim Khalil, Zahraa Saeed Fahad, Ahmed Dahham Hasan, Nizar Abdulateef Jassim |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 18037 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |