Erosive azotemic osteoarthropathy

[Pachydermoperiostosis (idiopathic hypertrophic osteoarthropathy)].

Introduction Pachydermoperiostosis is a syndrome characterized by finger clubbing, periosteal new bone formation especially over the distal ends of long bones, and coarsening of the facial features, with thickening, furrowing and oiliness of the skin of the face and forehead. The first reported cases were the Hagner brothers, who had typical features of this syndrome. They were first described ...

Primary idiopathic osteoarthropathy

A 49-year-old man presented with arthralgias and effusion of the knees. His past medical syndrome revealed digital clubbing for 17 years (A) and an idiopathic Raynaud syndrome. Radiographs of the tibias and fibulas showed bilateral, symmetric, extended and multilayered periosteal thickening (B). Thoracic CT and cardiac ultrasound were normal, as well as inflammatory, hepatic and renal tests. In...

Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and AIDS.

Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy

A rare case of 25 years male who had intermittent swelling over the ankles as well as knees, for the past 7 years is presented here. This case report not only enables diagnosing primary hypertrophic arthropathy, by systematically excluding other differentials but also brings out essential differences between primary and secondary forms of this entity.

Familial osteoarthropathy of the fingers.