What Is New and What Is Next for SAPHO Syndrome Management: A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Synovitis-acne-pustulosis-hyperostosis-osteitis (SAPHO) syndrome is a rare disease characterized by a sterile inflammatory osteitis and/or arthritis associated with a wide range of dermatological manifestations, such as acne, palmoplantar pustulosis, and psoriasis. This review, providing up-to-date knowledge on this disease, aims at informing researchers and clinicians to help them program future studies in order to improve patients' care. Due to the vast clinical heterogeneity that characterizes this disease, SAPHO syndrome has received various names; among these, chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis represents the most used one. The various nomenclatures in use also reflect different approaches to its management. Indeed, considering the world-wide distribution and the vast onset ag

SUBMITTER: Ferraioli M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856149 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature