Primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy.
Semin Arthritis Rheum
; 17(3): 156-62, 1988 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
We describe seven patients with primary HOA and review 125 cases reported in the English, French, and German literature. The salient clinical features of primary HOA are a bimodal distribution of disease onset with one peak during the first year of life and the other at age 15, a male predominance (nine to one), uncommon benign joint effusion, and a variety of skin abnormalities resulting from cutaneous hypertrophy or glandular dysfunction. We concluded that HOA is not a synovial disease. It is suggested that synovial effusions, when present, are perhaps a sympathetic reaction to the neighboring periostitis. Proposed diagnostic criteria for HOA, including digital clubbing and radiographic periostitis, appear 86% sensitive. The clinical features, age of onset, and sex distribution suggest that a genetically controlled growth promoting factor, different from growth hormone, plays a role in the pathogenesis of this syndrome.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Osteoartropatia Hipertrófica Primária
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1988
Tipo de documento:
Article