© 1996 British Society for Rheumatology
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PAGET'S DISEASE IN A PATIENT WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITISA DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA

Department of Human Metabolism and Clinical Biochemistry, University of Sheffield Sheffield
*Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Northern General Hospital Sheffield
Department of Medicine, Nether Edge Hospital Sheffield
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to: R. Eastell, Clinical Sciences Centre, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU.
A patient is described in whom the diagnosis of Paget's disease was complicated by the presence of ankylosing spondylitis. The mechanism for the unusual distribution of pagetic bone is discussed.
KEY WORDS: Paget's disease, Ankylosing spondylitis