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[Pericarditis, arthritis, camptodactyly syndrome: four decades after its original description]
Montserrat Pérez-Monterola1, Angélica Vargas-Guerrero1, Laura A Martínez-Martínez1
1Departamento de Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México.
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Camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis (CACP) syndrome is an underdiagnosed cause of heart and hip issues. This review proposes simple diagnostic maneuvers for CACP syndrome, potentially aiding understanding of common diseases.
Area of Science:
- Genetics and Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Cardiology
Abstract:
Camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis syndrome (CACP) syndrome is a clearly underdiagnosed cause of constrictive pericarditis and degenerative hip arthropathy. We reviewed all cases of CACP syndrome described in the PubMed database. Founded on this review, two simple clinical maneuvers are proposed to diagnose CACP syndrome with high degree of certainty. This review also proposes that the clear pathogenetic mechanisms discovered on rare monogenic condition as CACP may aid in understanding common heterogeneous diseases such as osteoarthritis.
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