Author(s)

Mounib M. Sabounji, Aïssatou Ndiaye, Laurine M. Adogble

Department of Rheumatology, Aristide Le Dantec Hospital, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.

Late onset peripheral spondyloarthritis is a particular clinical form of spondyloarthritis, occurring at the age of 50 years or older. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is the most frequent autoimmune thyroid disorder responsible for considerable morbidity. HT is well known to be associated with many systemic autoimmune, it is less clear whether a similar association may also be present for spondyloarthritis. Here, we report a case of late onset peripheral spondyloarthritis in a 62-year-old African woman with a 12-year history of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a previously undescribed association in the literature. The diagnosis of Late onset peripheral spondyloarthritis was made according to the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) criteria for peripheral spondyloarthritis (presence of arthritis, enthesitis and Human Leukocyte Antigen B27). She was treated with methotrexate and celebid. After 6 months of treatment, the evolution was favourable with an overall improvement in her symptomatology and quality of life. The coexistence of late onset peripheral spondyloarthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis may be related to the presence of a genetic background predisposing to both diseases.

Late Onset, Peripheral Spondyloarthritis, Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Sabounji, M. , Ndiaye, A. and Adogble, L. (2021) Late Onset Peripheral Spondyloarthritis in Woman with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis: A Case Report. Case Reports in Clinical Medicine, 10, 277-283. doi: 10.4236/crcm.2021.1010035.