Background: SAPHO syndrome (synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis, osteitis) is both a dermatological and a rheumatological entity, with the common denominator of an aseptic inflammatory process, the bone manifestations of which are the essential element of the diagnosis. Despite its chronic and recurrent nature, SAPHO syndrome is very rarely the cause of major disability, even after several decades of evolution. Objective: We want to illustrate through three clinical cases, the importance of the anamnesis, the clinic, the diagnostic criteria in the diagnosis of SAPHO syndrome. Presentation of the cases: We studied the clinical file of three patients consulted in the Rheumatology Department of the CHU Aristide LeDantec in Dakar, Senegal, between January 2012 and December 2020, suffering from SAPHO syndrome of diagnosis established in accordance with the diagnostic criteria of SAPHO syndrome proposed by Khan et al. of 1994. Conclusion: SAPHO syndrome is a rare pathological entity, over a period of 8 years we report 3 cases.
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