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Letter to the Editor

Is apremilast a treatment for SAPHO syndrome?

Ju Zhanga Center for General Practice Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China;b Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Arthritis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Yixuan Lia Center for General Practice Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China;b Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Arthritis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Jing Wanga Center for General Practice Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China;b Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Arthritis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Huan Jianga Center for General Practice Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China;b Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Arthritis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Jiaping Qia Center for General Practice Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China;b Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Arthritis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Chen Lib Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Arthritis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hangzhou, China;c Department of Rheumatology, Fangshan Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Beijing, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhenhua Yinga Center for General Practice Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China;b Institute of Rheumatology and Immunology, Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Arthritis Diagnosis and Treatment, Hangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2300743 | Received 25 Dec 2023, Accepted 26 Dec 2023, Published online: 17 Jan 2024

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Figure 1. (A) Technetium99m-methyl diphosphonate whole-body bone scintigraphy showed abnormal accumulation of radioactivity in the bilateral sternoclavicular joints. (B) Prior to tofacitib treatment, the patient developed skin lesions and waxy toes. (C) After tofacitib treatment, the patient’s skin lesions and waxy toe symptoms improved significantly.

Figure 1. (A) Technetium99m-methyl diphosphonate whole-body bone scintigraphy showed abnormal accumulation of radioactivity in the bilateral sternoclavicular joints. (B) Prior to tofacitib treatment, the patient developed skin lesions and waxy toes. (C) After tofacitib treatment, the patient’s skin lesions and waxy toe symptoms improved significantly.

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