Scintigraphic Evidence of Transient Unilateral Sacroiliitis in a Case of Whippleʼs Disease

Authors:
  • GHGeorge Ho
    George Ho
  • BCBen C. Claunch
    Ben C. Claunch
  • NSNicholas Sadovnikoff
    Nicholas Sadovnikoff
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Abstract
Investigation of low back pain by quantitative sacroiliac joint scintigraphy (QSS) can detect the presence of sacroiliitis not apparent by roentgenography. Transient unilateral sacroiliitis was documented by QSS in a patient with Whipple's disease during tetracycline treatment, when the peripheral arthropathy was in remission. Thus, the pattern of inflammatory spinal disease, if associated with the intestinal disease, differs from that of the peripheral arthritis.