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A Reproducible Cartilage Impact Model to Generate Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis in the Rabbit
Published on: November 21, 2023
[Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. Bamberger-Marie disease]
B Manger1, A Lindner, K Manger
1Medizinische Klinik III, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Krankenhausstrasse 12, Erlangen, Germany. bernhard.manger@uk-erlangen.de
Abstract:
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) is the classical neoplastic disease in rheumatology characterized by a combination of digital clubbing, joint and bone pain, and proliferative periostitis. This combination of symptoms should initiate an intensive search for an underlying malignant disease usually of thoracic organs. Here we report the case of a patient with HOA and neuroendocrine carcinoma of the esophagus. Other non-malignant disorders of the lungs, heart and other organs should be considered in the differential diagnosis. In addition, rare cases of a primary hereditary form of HOA exist and the genetic background has recently been discovered. Thus, new insights into the pathophysiology have improved diagnostic and therapeutic options for this disorder.
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