Hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV orthopaedic complications.
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Painless fractures with delayed healing or abnormal callus formation require exclusion of a systemic disorder. We report a 9-year-old girl with hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV who developed bone changes in the hind foot after a protracted healing of a tibia fracture. Osteomyelitis was considered as a possible cause of destruction of the tarsal bones. Negative sweat test documented anhydrosis. Late diagnosis in our patient occurred because of an unusual clinical course of the disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Orthopaedics & traumatology, surgery & research : OTSR
دوره 99 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009