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Magnetic resonance imaging in pachydermoperiostosis
R Loredo1, M N Pathria, D Salonen
1University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, USA.
Clinical Imaging
|July 1, 1996
Summary
Pachydermoperiostosis, a rare inherited disorder, causes digital clubbing, skin thickening, and bone changes. Long-standing disease reveals specific skeletal findings on radiography and MR imaging, suggesting a generalized enthesopathy.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Radiology
- Genetics
Background:
- Pachydermoperiostosis is a rare genetic disorder.
- It presents with digital clubbing, skin thickening, and bone abnormalities.
Observation:
- This report details skeletal findings in long-standing pachydermoperiostosis.
- Evaluations used conventional radiography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.
Findings:
- MR imaging highlights the characteristic periosteal reaction in pachydermoperiostosis.
- Skeletal findings suggest a potential link to generalized enthesopathy.
Implications:
- Understanding these imaging features aids in diagnosing pachydermoperiostosis.
- Pachydermoperiostosis may be viewed as a systemic enthesopathy.