Gorham Disease Limited to the Left Upper Extremity Without Hand Involvement

Abstract

In this case report, we present a young female patient with a history of Gorham disease, who sustained pathologic fractures of the left radius and ulna after a low-impact fall. Massive osteolysis of the left forearm and wrist was noted on plain radiographs. The patient had had 8 previous left upper-extremity fractures without evidence of disease in any other area of the body.

Keywords: Gorham disease; idiopathic osteolysis; massive osteolysis; pathologic fracture; vanishing bone disease.