Localized Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy with Abdominal Aortic Prosthesis and Infection
Authors: TERRY GIBSON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1974)

Letters1 October 1974Localized Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy with Abdominal Aortic Prosthesis and InfectionTERRY GIBSON, M.R.C.P., JAMES JOYE, M.D., H. RALPH SCHUMACHER, M.D., BRAJESH AGARWAL, M.D.TERRY GIBSON, M.R.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JAMES JOYE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, H. RALPH SCHUMACHER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, BRAJESH AGARWAL, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-81-4-556 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is frequently associated with pulmonary disease, especially bronchogenic carcinoma, but has also been related to several intraabdominal diseases, including cirrhosis, hepatic and gastrointestinal neoplasms, and inflammatory bowel disease (1). We have recently seen a patient with osteoarthropathy confined to his lower extremities in association with chronic or recurrent abdominal sepsis and an abdominal aortic graft.A 52-year-old white man was admitted to the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Hospital in May 1974 complaining of pain of several months' duration in his left leg. In 1970 a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm had been repaired with a Dacron graft....References1. FARMANEFFMANNGRNJA JEV: Crohn's disease and periosteal new bone formation. Gastroenterology 61:513-522, 1971 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. HOLLING H: Pulmonary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy. Ann Intern Med 66:232-234, 1967 LinkGoogle Scholar3. WILLIAMSLINGLEIGHT BJL: Patent ductus arteriosus and osteoarthropathy. Arch Intern Med 111:346-350, 1963 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KING J: Localised clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy due to infection in an aortic prosthesis. Br Med J 4:404-405, 1972 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Veterans Administration Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByGraft Infection Masquerading as Rheumatologic Disease: a Rare Case of Aortobifemoral Graft Infection Presenting as Hypertrophic OsteoarthropathyUnilateral Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy in a Patient With a Vascular Graft InfectionHypertrophic Osteoarthropathy of the Lower LimbsHypertrophic Osteoarthropathy Secondary to Vascular Prosthesis InfectionPeriostitis and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy: etiologies and bone scan patterns in 115 casesPOSSIBLE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEEP INFECTION AND HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY. REPORT OF THREE CASES AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREValue of Bone Scintiscan for Diagnosis of Arterial Prosthesis Infection: Preliminary ResultsSubperiosteal new bone formation in association with vascular graft sepsisUnilateral lower limb hypertrophic osteoarthropathy due to aortic graft infection and aortoenteric fistulaHypertrophic Osteoarthropathy in Association with Pulmonary Tuberculosis*Klinische UntersuchungsmethodenEnteroprosthetic Fistula Associated with Hypertrophic OsteoarthropathyDigital clubbing and hyperthrophic osteorthropathy: The underlying mechanismsHypertrophic osteoarthropathy of the lower extremities as a manifestation of arterial graft sepsisAn Unusual Case of Back PainHypertrophic osteoarthropathy and rheumatoid arthritis. Simultaneous occurrence in association with diffuse interstitial fibrosisDiscussionParaprosthetic-enteric fistula 1 October 1974Volume 81, Issue 4Page: 556-557KeywordsAbdominal aortic aneurysmCirrhosisGastrointestinal cancersGastrointestinal infectionsInfectious diseasesInflammatory bowel diseaseProsthetic device infectionsPulmonary diseasesSepsis Issue Published: 1 October 1974 PDF DownloadLoading ...