====== DISH ======

//Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis,// or DISH (a.k.a. //Forestier's disease//) was first described over 100 years ago, It affects from 2.5% to 10% of people over the age of 70.

It causes inflammation, and bone overgrowth, at the sites where tendons are attached to bones. It typically affects the spinal vertebrae, but can also affect any other bone, e.g. the neck, shoulders, ribs, hips, pelvis, knees, ankles, and hands. where it leads to stiffness and painful movements.

The cause is unknown.

It's usually diagnosed via X-Ray, and is treated with analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Unfortunately, the drug treatments do not reverse the condition.

For technical details see : [[https://journals.lww.com/md-journal/Abstract/1997/03000/A_Controlled_Study_of_Diffuse_Idiopathic_Skeletal.3.aspx|Medicine]]  {{:oa_padlock_grn.png?16}}76(2):104-117

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Also see : [[content:medicine:diseases:a-f:ankylosing_spondylitis]]