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Sterno-costo-clavicular hyperostosis
1Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre, Haywood Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent.
The British Journal of Clinical Practice
|January 1, 1992
Insights
Sterno-costo-clavicular hyperostosis (SCCH) is a rare inflammatory bone condition. This report details two cases presenting typical bone lesions without associated skin disease, contributing to understanding SCCH presentations.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
- Dermatology
Background:
- Sterno-costo-clavicular hyperostosis (SCCH) is a chronic inflammatory osteitis of unclear cause.
- It characteristically affects the medial clavicle, sternum, distal tibia, and femur.
- SCCH is sometimes linked to cutaneous manifestations.
Observation:
- This study presents two patients diagnosed with SCCH.
- Both patients exhibited the classic bony lesions indicative of SCCH.
- Neither patient displayed any associated skin disease.
Findings:
- The primary finding is the presentation of SCCH solely with bony lesions.
- This challenges the notion that skin disease is a constant comorbidity.
- Highlights the variability in SCCH clinical presentation.
Implications:
- Broadens the diagnostic criteria for SCCH.
- Suggests further research into the pathogenesis of SCCH.
- Informs clinicians about potential SCCH presentations without skin involvement.
Abstract:
Sterno-costo-clavicular hyperostosis (SCCH) is a condition of unknown aetiology in which a chronic inflammatory osteitis affects predominantly the medical clavicle, sternum and distal tibia and femur, sometimes associated with skin disease. We report on two patients with the typical bony lesions of SCCH and no associated skin disease.