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Joint disfiguration and spinal arthritis in SAPHO syndrome.
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Given our patient's longstanding history of large joint and spinal arthritis, joint deformities, hyperostosis (Fig. 1), and cutaneous lesions (Fig. 2) that consistently improved with the institution of antimicrobial therapy against C. acnes infection, we entertained the diagnosis of SAPHO syndrome.