Svensk definition
En sjukdom hos äldre män, kännetecknad av osteofyter (benutskott) mellan ryggkotorna och förbening av ledband och senfästen.
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal
Diffus idiopatisk skeletal hyperostos
Engelsk definition
A disease of elderly men characterized by large osteophytes that bridge vertebrae and ossification of ligaments and tendon insertions.
Svenska synonymer
Ankyloserande hyperostos — Forestiers sjukdom
Engelska synonymer
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis — Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostosis — Ankylosing Hyperostoses, Vertebral — Ankylosing Hyperostosis, Vertebral — Hyperostoses, Vertebral Ankylosing — Hyperostosis, Vertebral Ankylosing — Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostoses — Forestier's Disease — Disease, Forestier's — Forestiers Disease — Forestier-Rotes Disease — Disease, Forestier-Rotes — Forestier Rotes Disease — Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis — Forestier Disease — Disease, Forestier