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Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy mimicking a reactive arthritis: a case report and review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is a syndrome characterized by abnormal proliferation of skin and periosteal tissues of the extremities. It can be a rare hereditary disease (pachydermoperiostosis) or can be secondary to various diseases, though mostly lung malignancies. Here, we repo...

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Autores principales: Bozzao, Francesco, Bernardi, Stella, Dore, Franca, Zandonà, Lorenzo, Fischetti, Fabio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5952696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29759083
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-2068-9