Neuropathic Arthropathy Induced by Syringomyelia due to Arnold-Chiari I Malformation: A case report.

, Rhee, Won Ihl; , Lee, Gina; , Lee, Jin Young; , Kim, Yoon Hee; , Park, Young Mook

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2007;31(2):252-256.

Rhee, Won Ihl , Lee, Gina , Lee, Jin Young , Kim, Yoon Hee , Park, Young Mook

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea. jinyoung@catholic.ac.kr

신경성 관절병증을 유발한 아놀드-키아리 제1기형에 의한 척수 공동증 ⁣증례 보고⁣

이원일, 이진아, 이진영, 김윤희, 박영묵

가톨릭대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실

Abstract

Neuropathic arthropathy is a chronic and progressive disease of bone and joints. One of the most common causes of neuropathic arthropathy is syringomyelia. Syringomyelia associated with Arnold-Chiari I malformation has been well documented in many reports. We report a case of 76 year-old woman presented with the right elbow joint pain and stiffness. Her symptom was caused by neuropathic arthropathy associated with Arnold-Chiari I malformation and syringomyelia. The purpose of this paper is to emphasize that neuropathic arthropathy requires the evaluation of central nervous system to assess for occult causal lesion. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2007; 31: 252-256)

Key Words: Neuropathic arthropathy, Syringomyelia, Arnold-Chiari I malformation