Synonym(s)
Pachydermoperiosteosis secondary; Secondary pachydermoperiosteosis
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Acquired pachydermoperiostosis (HAO), especially in malignant tumors (mostly bronchial carcinoma), pulmonary diseases (tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, Marie-Bamberger syndrome), chronic inflammatory diseases, but also in thyroid diseases(thyroid acropachy). In contrast to the primary form, the epiphyses are free of periostossification.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Symptomatic pachydermoperiostosis is often associated with lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma, chronic lung disease.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Clarification and treatment of the underlying disease (e.g. tumour repair in the case of bronchial carcinoma).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Takiguchi Y (2010) Osteoarthropathy. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 37:1011-1014. PMID: 20567102.
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