The many symptoms of pachydermoperiostosis

The many symptoms of pachydermoperiostosis.

A 26-year-old black man with a 3-year history of persistent joint pain and swelling of the wrists and ankles and enlargement of his hands and feet, also reported ‘deformity’ of his fingernails (clubbing) since childhood. His father had similar symptoms, but no siblings were affected. The subject had marked soft-tissue enlargement of the hands and feet and gross clubbing with increased curvature...

[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 ...

Pseudoacromegaly in pachydermoperiostosis.

To cite: Chakraborty PP, Bhattacharjee R, Mukhopadhyay S, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016214624 DESCRIPTION A 19-year-old male patient presented with a yearlong history of progressive painful enlargement of his hands and feet associated with excessive sweating and greasiness of the face, palms and soles. He also noticed pain over his wr...

MULTIPLIER ANALYSIS IN THE FRAMEWORK OF MANY PRODUCERS AND MANY CONSUMERS OF THE SAM FOR THE IRANIAN ECONOMY

Pachydermoperiostosis Masquerading as Acromegaly

Context Acromegaly usually is suspected on clinical grounds. Biochemical confirmation is required to optimize therapy, but there are other differential diagnoses. Case Description We describe a 24-year-old Uzbek man who presented with many clinical symptoms and signs of apparent acromegaly. On examination, the patient showed a rugose folding of his scalp, with the formation of tender, painful...