Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
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Marie Bamberger disease, periostitis hyperplastica
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two types, primary type is a condition chiefly characterized by thickening of the skin of the head and distal extremities, deep folds and furrows of the skin of the forehead, cheeks, and scalp, seborrhea, hyperhidrosis, periostosis of the long bones, digital clubbing, and spadelike enlargement of the hands and feet, it is more prevalent in the male; secondary type is a condition with symmetrical osteitis of the four limbs, chiefly localized to the phalanges and the terminal epiphyses of the long bones of the forearm and leg, sometimes extending to the proximal ends of the limbs and the flat bones, and accompanied by dorsal kyphosis and joint involvement, and is often secondary to chronic conditions of the lungs and heart.
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- A current theory proposes that hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is secondary to faulty pulmonary clearance of macrothrombocytes that lodge in distal capillary beds and release growth factors leading to acropachy (2).
- Home For patients For doctors Find a dermatologist About Store Contact Glossary Page index Search: 19c Home | Skin signs of systemic disease Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and digital clubbingWhat is hypertrophic osteoarthropathy? Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is a disease of the joints and bones.
- The etiology of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is poorly understood.
- However, clubbing is easily overlooked on physical examination, and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is often mistaken for some other disorder.
- Paraneoplastic Syndrome Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is associated with a metastatic phyllodes tumor June 24th, 2003 Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is associated with a metastatic phyllodes tumor.
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