INTRODUCTION: @entity5039 , also known as @entity5039 , is a disease of unknown etiology, characterized by an increase in the bone mass in different parts of the body, which results in @entity615 . METHODS: We report the case of a male 40-year-old @entity1 with a diagnosis of @entity5039 in 2006 based on imaging studies. The clinical picture began with @entity158 of progressive intensity irradiating to the right pelvic limb and associated with morning @entity3570 . Lumbar spine surgery was performed in June 2005 (laminotomy and L4-L5 diskectomy, interbody spaces filled with bone, and a dynamic interspinous spacer in L4-L5), but there was little postoperative improvement. We instituted antiinflammatory medical treatment as described in the literature and the @entity1 did fine. DISCUSSION: This condition is reported as an infrequent entity leading to physicians not considering it within their initial differential diagnoses. It presents with @entity1282 as the main symptom, together with neck or @entity158 due to ligament @entity1184 and ossification, and increased bone mass leading to the formation of bone bridges. Lumbar or cervical @entity158 is a frequent cause for visiting the neurosurgeon. CONCLUSIONS: The purpose of this paper is to present an unusual case of @entity158 , which increases the diagnostic sensitivity of this disease, and may contribute to avoid unnecessary surgery. This was complemented with literature review.

[ XXXX : case report and literature review].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity3570 :: ('MESH:D016135', 'Disease') :: ['spine stiffness'] @entity1184 :: ('MESH:D006984', 'Disease') :: ['hypertrophy'] @entity5039 :: ('MESH:D004057', 'Disease') :: ['diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis', 'Forestier syndrome'] @entity615 :: ('MESH:D001416', 'Disease') :: ['chronic cervical and back pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['lumbar pain', 'pain'] @entity1282 :: ('MESH:D003680', 'Disease') :: ['dysphagia']
@entity5039 :: (MESH:D004057,Disease) :: ['Forestier syndrome']
