Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: what a rheumatologist should know about this uncommon condition

Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2013 May;39(2):383-400. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2013.02.008. Epub 2013 Mar 7.

Abstract

This article presents an updated overview of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and digital clubbing for the practicing rheumatologist. Discussion includes a brief historical perspective, its definition, incidence and prevalence, classification, pathology and pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, demographics, findings on physical examination, imaging techniques for its detection, differential diagnosis, and treatment modalities.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Management
  • Humans
  • Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic* / diagnosis
  • Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic* / epidemiology
  • Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic* / physiopathology
  • Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic* / therapy
  • Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic* / diagnosis
  • Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic* / epidemiology
  • Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic* / physiopathology
  • Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic* / therapy
  • Rheumatology / methods*