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The First Clinical Case of Gorham-Stout Syndrome of Humerus in an 18-year-old Female Reported in Pakistan.
Ali, Maratib; Khan, Maryam; Abdi, Syeda Rida; Qadar, Laila Tul; Lakho, Mohammad Tahir.
Affiliation
  • Ali M; Orthopaedics, Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
  • Khan M; Miscellaneous, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
  • Abdi SR; Internal Medicine, Dow Medical College and Civil Hospital Karachi, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
  • Qadar LT; Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
  • Lakho MT; Orthopaedics, Dr. Ruth KM Pfau Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Cureus ; 11(6): e4832, 2019 Jun 04.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31403018
Gorham-Stout syndrome (GSS) is a rare disorder of complete bone resorption, characterized by lymphangiomatosis and angiomatosis of bone, with only around 200 cases reported from around the world till date. The diagnosis is made on clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings and exclusion of other common conditions, and treatment is based on the physician's judgment and tailored to the needs of the individual. With the etiology unknown, diagnosis mostly of exclusion, an unpredictable prognosis, and no standardized treatment formed, the disease poses a challenge to physicians in appropriately diagnosing and managing the patient. Herein, we present a case of an otherwise healthy 18-year-old female diagnosed with GSS of humerus following a fracture to her left arm. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of the disorder from Pakistan.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: Cureus Year: 2019 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: Cureus Year: 2019 Document type: Article Country of publication: United States