HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONGENITAL CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE: REPORT OF TWO CASES
Authors: R W TREVER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 March 1958HYPERTROPHIC OSTEOARTHROPATHY IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONGENITAL CYANOTIC HEART DISEASE: REPORT OF TWO CASESROBERT W. TREVER, M.D.ROBERT W. TREVER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-3-660 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe association of simple clubbing of the fingers and toes with congenital cyanotic heart disease is a well known phenomenon. The association of congenital cyanotic heart disease and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is not so well recognized. The following cases are of significant interest in this regard.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 17 year old white schoolboy was admitted to the hospital on March 19, 1956, complaining of swelling and pain in his ankles and knees. He had been cyanotic from the time of birth. 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MendlowitzLeslie HA: The experimental simulation in the dog of the cyanosis and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy which are associated with congenital heart disease, Am. Heart J. 24: 141-152, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Baltimore, Maryland*Received for publication July 10, 1956.From the Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and The Osler Medical Clinic, The Johns Hopkins Hospital.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert W. Trever, M.D., The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore 5, Maryland. 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WILSON JR., M.D.Clubbing of the Fingers and Osteoarthropathy 1 March 1958Volume 48, Issue 3Page: 660-668KeywordsAnklesBirthCardiac hypertrophyCardiovascular therapyFistulasHospital medicineInflammationKneesPatients ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...