Pachydermoperiostosis: scintigraphic, thermographic, plethysmographic, and capillaroscopic observations

A unique case of pachydermoperiostosis, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, and secondary osteoarthritis is described. An additional interesting feature was the presence of acroosteolysis of the distal phalanges of fingers and toes. Scintigraphic, thermographic, plethysmographic, and capillaroscopic stud...

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Published inAnnals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 98 - 102
Main Authors Fam, A G, Chin-Sang, H, Ramsay, C A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism 01.02.1983
Subjects
Capillaries
Female
Fingers - blood supply
Humans
Middle Aged
Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - diagnosis
Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - diagnostic imaging
Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic - physiopathology
Plethysmography
Radionuclide Imaging
Regional Blood Flow
Thermography
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Summary:A unique case of pachydermoperiostosis, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, and secondary osteoarthritis is described. An additional interesting feature was the presence of acroosteolysis of the distal phalanges of fingers and toes. Scintigraphic, thermographic, plethysmographic, and capillaroscopic studies suggested increased blood flow through clubbed fingers, raising the possibility that this may play a role in the pathogenesis of pachydermoperiostosis.
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ISSN:0003-4967
1468-2060
DOI:10.1136/ard.42.1.98