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Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: Case report and literature review

Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy manifests as digital clubbing, subperiosteal new bone formation in tubular bone and diffuse skin hypertrophy. It could be either primary or secondary. We report a 31-year-old man presenting with digital clubbing and diffuse skin thickening which started at puberty. X-rays showed subperiosteal new bone formation. All examinations for secondary causes were negative.
DOI: 10.22631/rr.2018.69997.1047
Authors: Leila Mahmoudieh, Zahra Zakeri, Yas Shahbakhsh
Institutions: Shahid Beheshti University, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Hospital, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences
Language: English
Subfield: Rheumatology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2793210570
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